{"id":158283,"date":"2026-01-31T19:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/158283\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T19:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:18:08","slug":"5-year-old-girl-dead-after-drowning-in-oakland-county-swimming-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/158283\/","title":{"rendered":"5-year-old girl dead after drowning in Oakland County swimming pool"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after it said a 5-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool at an athletic club in Independence Township, Michigan, on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The incident happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. at the Deer Lake Athletic Club on the 600 block of White Lake Road. Investigators are working to learn the circumstances surrounding the drowning, the sheriff’s office said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Officials haven’t disclosed the identity\u00a0of the girl, who was from Sterling Heights, Michigan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the athletic club’s pool policies<\/a>, swimming is only allowed when a lifeguard is present and people under 16 must be supervised by an adult.<\/p>\n

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