Near Drowning at Lower Overlook Park on Lake Lanier

There was a near-drowning on Saturday afternoon at Lower Overlook Park on Lake Lanier.

Around 2 p.m., a 4-year-old girl was been playing near the waters edge when she slipped and fell into the lake and under the water.

Fortunately other people in the park were able to find and pull her safety. When paramedics arrived they found an off-duty nurse performing CPR on the young girl and rescue crews were able to get a pulse back en route to Northside Forsyth Hospital in Cumming.

Update: Unfortunately the girl passed away on Monday evening, two days after the accident.