A Maryland father and his young daughter died after drowning in a swimming pool over the weekend, officials said. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said that a 7-year-old girl jumped in an in-ground pool in Waldorf on Saturday but didn’t know how to swim. Her father, 44, then jumped in the pool to rescue her but also was “unable to swim,” the office said. A 17-year-old male who was at the party saw what was happening jumped in to help, but “all three victims took on too much water and drowned,” officials said. The 17-year-old was flown to Children’s Hospital Center in critical condition. Two firefighters were injured during the water rescue and were taken to the hospital, treated, and then released, the sheriff’s office said in the release. The office identified the 7-year-old as Christian Omofolawe Agboola, the father was identified as Haffis Olanrewaju Agboola. The 17-year-old wasn’t identified. Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson …
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta