BURLINGTON -- A 10-year-old girl was rescued from the Fox River in Burlington late on Thursday afternoon. Aug. 2.
It happened around 4:30 p.m., when Burlington police took a report of a child in the water near the Burlington Dog Park.
Police said a good Samaritan swam out to the girl and helped keep her above water -- and got her to an island n the river. Rescue crews then used a ladder to get her to shore. She was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
According to police, it is believed the victim and two other girls were playing on the rocks when one fell in. All three were reunited with their families.