13-year-old Washington County girl drowns in West Virginia

A 13-year-old girl from Washington County, Pennsylvania, drowned while swimming in the Ohio River in West Virginia on Monday.

CBS affiliate WTRF reported that the 13-year-old girl from Burgettstown died after being swept away by the current near the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Weirton.

The TV station reported, citing the Weirton Police Department, that officials received a call on Monday around 7 p.m. that a juvenile was pulled under the water by the current while swimming with family members…

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