BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — A 4-year-old from Marietta died in an accident drowning over the Memorial Day weekend.
WGXA-TV in Macon confirmed the child’s death with the Bibb County Coroner’s Office. Officials told the news station that the drowning happened Sunday afternoon at a home off Grace Trace in Lizella.
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Officials said paramedics took the 4-year-old to a children’s hospital emergency room, but he did not survive.
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The child’s name has not been released, but the family was from Marietta visiting relatives in Bibb County.
The coroner’s office told WGXA-TV that it appears to be an accidental drowning. No other details have been released.
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