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Sunday, July 20, 2008 - Page updated at 07:50 PM

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3-year-old girl drowns near Sumas, WA

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office says it's investigating the drowning of a 3-year-old girl in her family's swimming pool near Sumas.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. —

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office says it's investigating the drowning of a 3-year-old girl in her family's swimming pool near Sumas.

Sgt. Kevin Mede says the drowning occurred on Friday afternoon, July 18.

Her mother found the girl at the bottom of the pool at about 4 p.m. and performed CPR, but was unable to resuscitate the child.

Mede says medics took the child and family members to St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, where the girl died.

Mede says the sheriff's office is investigating the drowning as an accident. Mede did not release the child's name.

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Information from: The Bellingham Herald, http://www.bellinghamherald.com

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