Child Drowns In Lake Lavon

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WYLIE (1080 KRLD) - A child drowned while swimming at Lake Lavon Thursday afternoon.

Texas Game Wardens say the 7-year-old was with his family at Collin Park in Wylie.

Officials say the boy was in a designated swimming area around 2:00 p.m. The Collin County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about a possible drowning.

Texas Game Wardens say paramedics performed CPR, but the boy was pronounced dead at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Lake Pointe.

They say the child was not wearing flotation devices.