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Bodies of a Milwaukee woman and child found in car on Northridge Lake

The bodies of a 7-year-old girl and a 25-year-old woman were found inside a submerged car

Bodies of a Milwaukee woman and child found in car on Northridge Lake

The bodies of a 7-year-old girl and a 25-year-old woman were found inside a submerged car

>> ABSOLUTELY, PATRICK. POLICE ARE GONE FROM THE AREA NOW. BUT WE WERE OUT HERE ALL AFTERNOON WATCHING INVESTIGATORS TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW THESE TRAGIC DEATHS UNFOLDED. >> A CAR SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE LAKE RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE NORTHRIDGE MALL DREW A LOT OF POLICE ATTENTION TODAY. >> NEWSCHOPPER 12 FLYING OVER THE SCENE THURSDAY NEAR 70TH STREET AND BROWN DEER ROAD IN MILWAUKEE. THAT’S WHERE INVESTIGATORS FOUND THE BODIES OF A 25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AND A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL. >> THIS IS A MISSING CRITICAL PERSON. THERE SHOULD BE ONE PERSON AND A CHILD. >> OFFICERS HAVE BEEN WALKING BACK AND FORTH, TAKING PHOTOS, LOOKING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. >> POLICE SAY SOMEONE NOTICED THIS BROWN NISSAN SUBMERGED IN NORTHRIDGE LAKE AND CALLED 911. 12 NEWS OBTAINED THIS PHOTO OF THE CAR WHEN IT WAS SUBMERGED IN THE WATER FROM A NEARBY SURVEILLANCE CAMERA. >> THE CAR IS SUBMERGED, EXCEPT FOR THE HOOD OF THE CAR. IN THE TRUNK IS OPEN. >> INVESTIGATORS NOT SAYING HOW LONG THE CAR WAS IN THE LAKE BEFORE IT GOT PULLED TO THE WATER’S EDGE. >> THERE ARE NO TIRE MARKS OR ANY MARKS LEADING UP TO WHERE THE CART IS SITTING. >> MILWAUKEE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND RECOVERED THE TWO BODIES FROM THE WATER. >> SECOND VICTIM OUT. IT’S STILL NOT CLEAR TONIGHT WHY THE CAR WOUND UP BY NORTHRIDGE LAKE. PATRICK: KENDALL, DO WE KNOW IF THE WOMAN AND THE CHILD ARE RELATED? >> PATRICK, WE DON’T. I CALLED MILWAUKEE POLICE DISTRICT FOUR THIS EVENING AND THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION OR SHARE THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIMS
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Bodies of a Milwaukee woman and child found in car on Northridge Lake

The bodies of a 7-year-old girl and a 25-year-old woman were found inside a submerged car

Milwaukee Police say the bodies of a 7-year-old girl and a 25-year-old woman were found inside a car submerged in Northridge Lake. Police added they responded to the scene at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday near 71st Street and Brown Deer Road after a person noticed the car in the water. The car was pulled out and the bodies were discovered. The identities of the girl and the woman have not been revealed.The circumstances leading up to the deaths are under investigation. Anyone with any additional information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips. Watch video from News Chopper 12 overflying the scene

Milwaukee Police say the bodies of a 7-year-old girl and a 25-year-old woman were found inside a car submerged in Northridge Lake.

Police added they responded to the scene at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday near 71st Street and Brown Deer Road after a person noticed the car in the water. The car was pulled out and the bodies were discovered. The identities of the girl and the woman have not been revealed.

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The circumstances leading up to the deaths are under investigation. Anyone with any additional information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.

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Watch video from News Chopper 12 overflying the scene

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