A tragedy in Lower Township on Saturday night when a 3-year-old girl died after falling into a septic tank.
Cape May County Attorney Jeffrey Sutherland says the incident happened just before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Sutherland said the Lower Township Police received an emergency call at the Sun Outdoor Campground on Route 9 in Erma. When the officers arrived, they found an unresponsive three-year-old girl who had fallen into a septic tank. It was pulled out before the police arrived.
The girl was taken to the Cape Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead later that night.
An autopsy was performed in the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office on Sunday morning, according to Sutherland. The official cause of death was not disclosed until the autopsy report was finalized.
According to Sutherland, “the preliminary investigation at the time of this news release has revealed no evidence of foul play. Prosecutor Sutherland said this tragic incident is still under investigation but currently appears to be an accident.”
The authorities did not reveal the girl’s identity.
SOURCE: Lower Township Police Department
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