Body of Jocelyn Sanchez-Rosas, 11, recovered from Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis

Girl’s body recovered from Lake Nokomis

MINNEAPOLIS -- Emergency crews recovered the body of a young girl who went missing while swimming in Lake Nokomis Saturday evening in Minneapolis.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says it received a report that an 11-year-old girl went underwater while swimming about 30 feet from the shore on the east side of Lake Nokomis around 7:22 p.m.

The HCSO Water Patrol searched for the child using its dive team and sonar gear.

Crews located the girl around 10 p.m.

On Monday, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office identified the girl as Jocelyn Sanchez-Rosas. There is a GoFundMe that's been set up to help her family.

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