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10-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Off Play Equipment In Lake At Camp Dearborn

MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A 10-year-old boy has died after falling off of a play structure and into the lake at Camp Dearborn, Michigan State Police said.

The incident happened at about 6 p.m. on July 6 at the Camp Dearborn beach area in Milford Township.

Police say troopers responded to reports of a child falling off of a floating play structure in the middle of the main lake.

The boy was unresponsive, and officials with the Milford Fire Department transported him to a local hospital after finding a pulse.

MSP officials say life-saving measures were unsuccessful. In addition to this they reported that an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday, but "it appears this was a tragic accident."

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