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Aerial Search Saves 7-Year-Old from Pool, Officials Urge Safety

7/5/2026

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The sheriff’s STAR aviation unit located the 7-year-old girl from the air, enabling her rescue from a pool on June 16.
Osceola County deputies retrieved the child after a county-wide search.
The child swallowed water, received a medical evaluation and was cleared.
Sheriff officials urged residents to install self-latching pool gates and maintain constant supervision.
The family enrolled the girl in Project Lifesaver, a tracking-device program for individuals prone to wandering.

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Story summary

The sheriff’s STAR aviation unit located the 7-year-old girl from the air, enabling her rescue from a pool on June 16.
Osceola County deputies retrieved the child after a county-wide search.
The child swallowed water, received a medical evaluation and was cleared.
Sheriff officials urged residents to install self-latching pool gates and maintain constant supervision.
The family enrolled the girl in Project Lifesaver, a tracking-device program for individuals prone to wandering.