JEFFERSON COUNTY —A 4-year-old Missouri girl drowned Sunday while visiting family in the northeast Kansas community of Perry.
The incident was reported around 6:45 p.m. at a home on Main Street, according Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig.
A family member noticed the young girl was missing and then noticed the child's shoes sitting beside an above-ground pool outside of the home.
The family member then found the girl unconscious in the water and immediately started performing CPR, according to Herrig. EMS transported the child to the hospital in Lawrence where she was pronounced dead.
The girl was from Monet, Missouri, and was in Perry to visit family for the 4th of July holiday, according to Herrig. It was unclear how long she was in the water. Authorities have not released the child's name.