Body of missing 5-year-old found after deadly Ohio train accident
The scene of the train accident near Sandusky (Scanner Media via Storyful)
FREMONT, Ohio - Several people, including a 5-year-old girl, are dead after a tragedy involving a train in northern Ohio this weekend.
What we know:
According to FOX 19 Cleveland, a family on a fishing trip was walking along a railroad bridge Sunday evening in Fremont, which is near Lake Erie between Toledo and Cleveland.
As a train passed, four people ended up in the water. Fremont Mayor Danny Sanchez initially confirmed two fatalities: A 58-year-old woman and her 38-year-old daughter.
Town Safety Service Director Ken Frost told FOX 19 that a baby girl was pulled from the water by fishermen who used CPR to get the baby breathing again. She remains hospitalized in Toledo.
A 5-year-old girl was also missing; crews searching the Sandusky River found her body Monday morning.
The scene of the train accident near Sandusky (Scanner Media via Storyful)
What we don't know:
The identities of the victims were not immediately released. Sanchez said the family was from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and on a fishing trip.
It was not immediately clear if the victims jumped from the bridge to avoid the train or if the train actually struck them.
The Source: Information from this story came from WOIO-TV in Cleveland, along with the Associated Press, which referenced reporting by WTOL-TV and comments from the mayor of Fremont. Storyful contributed.