Girl, 2, drowns at Texas RV park after falling 15 feet into septic tank, officials say

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A two-year-old girl died Wednesday after officials say she fell
15 feet into a septic tank at an RV Park in Texas and drowned.

The Rockport Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the
Paradise Lagoons RV resort park in Aransas Pass on Highway 188
at around 5:30 p.m. over reports that a child had fallen into a
septic tank, Public Information Officer Gillian Cox said in a
press release.

Once on the scene, first responders located Charleigh Nicole
Nelson who had fallen approximately 15 feet below into water.
Witnesses say they saw the young girl walk on the lid of the
tank which then buckled beneath her weight, KRIS reported.

Family members told the station that they attempted to pull
Charleigh to safety before rescue officials arrived using a rope
and a backhoe but were unable to reach her.

Firefighters made several attempted to reach the toddler before
eventually receiving help from a specialized rope rescue team
which was able to lower a firefighter into the tank. They were
able to retrieve Charleigh but approximately an hour had gone by
since she first fell in and she was pronounced dead on the
scene, Cox said.

“This is a terrible tragedy for the family of this child, her
neighbors who witnessed the event, and all of the 1st responders
who assisted in the recovery,” she continued.

Charleigh’s mother, Brittney Nelson, took to Facebook to thank
those who have reached out to them since her daughter’s death.

“We truly need and appreciate everyone praying. We are in such
disbelief but can feel God's spirit around us. We are clinging
to each other tonight and have faith that God is going to
strengthen us, comfort us and bring us through this,” she said
in a post.

The opening to the tank that Charleigh fell into was less than
two feet in diameter, KRIS reported.

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