She said the girl was missing for about 12 minutes at the time.
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified the girl as Mykiara Jones of Dayton. She was an incoming freshman at Middletown High School and her mother is a district employee, according to a district official.
Butler County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the lake at Land of Illusion Amusement Park at 8762 Thomas Road for a report of a juvenile drowning, according to the office. The Madison Twp. EMS and the Land of Illusion staff were attempting to the girl who went underwater at approximately 5 p.m.
The Land of Illusion lifeguard found her about 30 minutes later, according to the sheriff’s office. She was pulled from the water and Madison Twp. EMS began treatment. She was flown by CareFlight to Dayton Children’s Hospital, where she died.
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