LAWSON, Mo. (AP) — A 5-year-old St Joseph girl has been taken to the hospital in serious condition after nearly drowning in a lake north of Excelsior Springs.

The Missouri Highway Patrol says the girl wandered away from her family while swimming at Watkins Woolen Mill State Park Thursday afternoon.

Authorities say Nevah Boston disappeared for 7-10 minutes before she was found underwater.  She was transported to Excelsior Springs Hospital before being transferred to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.