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Missing 2-year-old LaGrange girl dead after drowning in pool, police say

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  April 22, 2024 6:12pm EDT
LaGrange
FOX 5 Atlanta

Toddler found dead at apartment pool

A missing little girl dies after police found her in a pool at a LaGrange apartment complex. Police say the tragedy happened Sunday night at the Cameron Crossing Apartments.

LAGRANGE, Ga. - A search for a missing 2-year-old girl at a local apartment complex ended with a tragic discovery, LaGrange police say.

On Sunday at around 8:30 p.m., officers with the LaGrange Police Department responded to reports of a missing child at Cameron Crossing Apartments on the 1600 block of Meadow Terrace.

Family members told police that a 4-year-old and 2-year-old had left their apartment without any adults realizing they had gone.

2-year-old drowns at LaGrange apartment complex

First look at the apartment complex pool where a 2-year-old girl drowned Sunday night.

The 4-year-old was discovered by another resident of the complex in the parking lot, but the 2-year-old girl was nowhere to be found.

After a search, officials say they found the toddler in the complex's swimming pool.

The pool at the apartment complex

Medics rushed the young girl to WellStar West Georgia, where she was pronounced deceased.

FOX 5 cameras saw that the gate to the pool was locked with a padlock on Monday. It is unclear whether the gate was locked Sunday night. 

The investigation into the girl's death remains ongoing. Officials are asking anyone with information that could help to call LaGrange Police Department at (706) 883-2603, Detective A Blane at (706) 883-2623 or Troup County Crime Stoppers at (706) 812-1000.