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.
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.
The club said in a Facebook post on Saturday morning that “emergency services were contacted immediately” and that staff “responded in accordance with established safety and emergency protocols.”…