Crime & Safety
(UPDATED) 6-Year-Old Dies in Drowning at Oak Ridge Country Club
The boy was pronounced dead after being taken to Hennepin County Medical Center.
A 6-year-old boy died after an apparent drowning at on Friday night, Hopkins Police report.
Hopkins police and fire responded to the country club at 6:24 p.m. following a report of a possible drowning. Officers and medical personnel found country club staff and members performing CPR on the child.
The boy was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center and later pronounced dead.
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The and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate.
It’s not yet known how the drowning happened, but police remind parents to monitor their children around water.
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The medical examiner will release the boy's name later.
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