3-year-old child found in Omaha lake dies

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The child who was found last weekend in an Omaha lake has died, police said Thursday.

The Omaha Police Department responded to a missing child call at Zorinsky Lake around 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Officers determined that the girl was at a playground when she wandered off into the lake.  Police said she was found in the water shortly after.

When officers arrived, a citizen was performing CPR on the girl.  Police took over until medics arrived on the scene.

She was then taken to Lakeside Hospital in critical condition.

The 3-year-old girl died at Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, police said.