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BSO investigating death of young girl found near body of water in Oakland Park

By Julia Falcon

Updated on: October 3, 2025 / 6:36 PM EDT / CBS Miami

Girl dies after being pulled from Oakland Park body of water

The Broward County Sheriff's Office is investigating what led to the death of a young girl who was found near a body of water.

BSO said deputies responded to reports of a possible drowning around 9 a.m. Friday in the 4100 block of Northwest 16th Ave. in Oakland Park.

When deputies arrived at the scene, there was an unresponsive child, a girl, pulled from a nearby body of water. BSO didn't say how old the girl was.

BSO said Oakland Park Fire Rescue administered life-saving measures and took her to a local hospital, where she died.

The circumstances surrounding her death remain under investigation.

Drowning

Julia Falcon

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 The Fan. She covers a span of topics, focusing on sports and trending topics. Every week, Julia produces a show called "Eye on Trending," where she answers top trending questions.