16-year-old girl dies after drowning in Tuscarawas County lake

16-year-old dies in drowning at Tuscarawas County lake

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (WJW) - The Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a teen died in a drowning on Sunday. Deputies responded to a reported drowning in the lake at Wood's Tall Timber Resort in New Philadelphia, the sheriff's office said. According to investigators, the victim, identified as a 16-year-old girl, was found "after being underwater for several minutes" at the campground. Some Cleveland residents evacuated …

16-year-old girl dies after drowning in Tuscarawas County lake

Deputies responded to the lake just outside of New Philadelphia on Sunday and found that the girl had been underwater for "several minutes," officials said.