Girl, 9, Drowns At Police Summer Youth Program

GLYNDON, Minn. (WCCO) -- A 9-year-old girl from Moorhead drowned at Buffalo River State Park on Wednesday.

Emergency officials responded to 911 calls about a child who was pulled from the water and not breathing. Lifeguards pulled 9-year-old Grace Bettie from the swimming area, but it was too late.

Bettie was participating in the Moorhead Police Summer Youth Program. The sheriff's office is investigating.

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