WEST CHESTER — The coroner has identified a missing seven-year-old girl who recently drowned in a retention pond.
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The Butler County Coroner’s Office said the girl, Mardasia Forte, died from an accidental drowning, according to a spokesperson.
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She was reported missing around 11:30 a.m. on Friday in West Chester and found in a retention pond, officials told our news partner, WCPO TV, in Cincinnati.
When officers arrived at the pond, they began life-saving efforts.
Mardasia was pronounced dead at the scene.
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