A 10-year-old driving an ATV died after the vehicle rolled into a pond, trapping her underwater.
The Leavenworth County Sheriff’s office says Shelbee Heim, of rural Leavenworth, was driving the four-wheel vehicle on a dirt path next to a pond Thursday evening. The vehicle dropped off the pond edge and rolled onto the driver’s side, trapping Shelbee under water.
Officers say the girl’s father tried to lift the vehicle off his daughter, but was unsuccessful.
Under-sheriff Ron Cranor says Kickapoo Township firefighters removed Shelbee from the water about 15 minutes after the accident. She was pronounced dead at a Leavenworth hospital.
The death is being investigated as an accident. An autopsy will be performed.