A 16-month-old baby was pronounced dead Sunday after falling into a pond and drowning Saturday, the Polk County coroner said.
Coroner Tony Brazier said the Cedertown family had a garden fish pond in the backyard and Abigail Marie Wilson fell in Saturday evening. The parents attempted CPR first and fire rescue officials continued efforts to resuscitate the child.
A lifeflight helicopter brought Wilson to Egleston in Atlanta, where she died at 11:09 a.m. in the pediatric care unit, Brazier said.
Cedartown police have not yet said whether any criminal charges will be filed.
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