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Lethbridge family mourns ‘accidental drowning’ of 6-year-old girl

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WATCH ABOVE: The August long weekend turned tragic on Monday when a 6-year-old girl died after being found in a water filled dugout in Lethbridge and an 18-year-old died at Park Lake. Global’s Quinn Campbell has the details – Aug 2, 2016

The family of a six-year-old Lethbridge girl, found unconscious in a water-filled dugout on Monday, is mourning her loss and thanking the community members for their support.

“Madison Potts, a happy, fun-loving and innocent six-year-old girl was taken from our family too soon due to accidental drowning,” reads a post on the family’s GoFundMe page. “Madison is survived by both her parents, and her two-year-old little brother as well as her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.”

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Family said money raised by the GoFundMe donations would go towards paying for a funeral.

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Lethbridge police said the death is not believed to be suspicious in nature.

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Emergency crews were called to a home in the city’s south end just after 5 p.m. on Monday. She was rushed to hospital in cardiac arrest and later died.

With files from Quinn Campbell and Erika Tucker

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