Missing 5-year-old pulled from the water at Roger Williams Park dies
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence police said a 5-year-old girl died after she was saved from the water at Roger Williams Park early Thursday.
Police said Naomi Thomas, of Providence, was found in the Swan Boat Pond.
ABC 6 News saw dozens of police and fire crews searching the water at around 3:30 a.m. Cranston crews assisted in the search.
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Police say a missing 5-year-old girl died after she was pulled from the water at Roger Williams Park, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (WLNE)
Police say a missing 5-year-old girl died after she was pulled from the water at Roger Williams Park, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (WLNE)
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Dozens of police and fire crews search for a missing 5-year-old girl at Roger Williams Park in Providence, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (WLNE)
Dozens of police and fire crews search for a missing 5-year-old girl at Roger Williams Park in Providence, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (WLNE)
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Dozens of police and fire crews search for a missing 5-year-old girl at Roger Williams Park in Providence, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (WLNE)
Dozens of police and fire crews search for a missing 5-year-old girl at Roger Williams Park in Providence, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (WLNE)
The girl was rescued and brought to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where she later died.
Police said Thomas left her Babcock Street home wearing a blue and pink tank top and jean shorts at about 11 p.m. Wednesday.
She was non-verbal/limited in her language skills.
The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families said that it does not have prior contact with the victim’s family.
