Quantcast
breaking news

Drownings in Waterford Twp

watch video
 Two-young girls are dead from an apparent drowning in Waterford Township.

Pennsylvania State Police say 2-year-old Maggie Kovski and 18-month-old Jenna Walker apparently wandered into a back yard pond of a home located at 12333 Sharp Road.

State Police say the two girls were pulled from the water sometime around eleven o'clock this morning.

An 18-year old babysitter was watching the children at the 18-month old's home at the time of the incident. Police say both parents were out or at work at the time of the accident.

The babysitter found the girls and called 911, no word on how long the two children were in the water.

They both died in the emergency room at Hamot Medical Center. 


The invesitigation into what happend is continuing.   Action News 24 will have the very latest as new information becomes available.

Comments

Readers Feel...

hello
Related Content

The newest location is in downtown at 24 North Park Row....

Web Extra: interview with Douglas Boldt...

This week they're highlighting the need for type-O negative and type-A negative....

Last year Erie Gives raised 1.2 million dollars for local charities, and this year the foundation has set a goal of 1.5 million....

While time may be running out on talks between General Electric and it's union workers, Senator Bob Casey Jr. is urging the two sides to keep trying....

Williams was convicted of sex crimes after knowingly infecting 13 women with HIV....

The road is expected to open by 4 p.m....

Beaches posted as Restricted Swimming will remain open for sunbathing and recreation activities, however swimming will not be allowed and patrons will be directed to other beaches if they would...

On the heels of the board passing a preliminary budget and deciding to close Ridgefield and Vernondale, the preliminary redistricting plan was laid out....

Millcreek Education Association President Jon Cacchione weighs in on redistricting, layoffs and cutbacks in the Millcreek School District. ...

 
 
 
 
©1998 - 2013 Yourerie.com
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
All Rights Reserved