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3-year-old dies after responders found her in the water at a Chesapeake park

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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A 3-year-old girl who was taken to the hospital after she was found in the water at Oak Grove Lake Park has died, Chesapeake police confirmed to WTKR News 3 Friday.

Watch: Scene of Oak Grove Lake Park after police say 3-year-old is found in the water

Scene of Oak Grove Lake Park after 3-year-old is found in the water

When emergency responders pulled the girl from the water around 11:20 a.m. on Friday, she was in "medical distress," police say. After paramedics performed life-saving measures on the girl, she was taken to the hospital.

Later Friday afternoon, Chesapeake police confirmed to WTKR News 3 that the girl did not survive.

Police say resources were sent to the park around 10:10 a.m. after the child's mother realized the girl was missing. Personnel from the city's police and fire departments were sent to the park, and a search for the child began.

Watch related: Virginia Beach firefighters perform dive training with Chesapeake police at Oak Grove Lake

Virginia Beach firefighters perform dive training with Chesapeake police at Oak Grove Lake

Police do not suspect foul play.