{"id":5385,"date":"2026-07-08T18:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5385"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:06:21","slug":"12-year-old-girl-dies-after-neuse-river-swimming-incident-in-wake-county-on-tuesday-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5385","title":{"rendered":"12-year-old girl dies after Neuse River swimming incident in Wake County on Tuesday, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 The 12-year-old girl who vanished while swimming in the Neuse River in Wake County late Tuesday morning has died from her injuries, deputies said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5383\">Fayetteville, Cumberland County reach agreement on joint 911 center hours before state deadline<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the Wake County Sheriff\u2019s Office, deputies responded around 11:30 a.m. to a report of a possible drowning in the area of Raleigh Beach near the Neuse River Greenway Trail and Loch Raven Parkway.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses told deputies that a girl was swimming in the Neuse River when she went under the water and did not resurface. By the time first responders arrived, she had already been pulled from the water, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5381\">Strong El Ni\u00f1o prompts another cut to 2026 Atlantic hurricane forecast<\/a><\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tWAKE COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tGirl dies after Neuse River incident in Wake Co.: Deputies<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. 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Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tMan hurt in early-morning shooting at Raleigh motel: Police<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Deputies said the girl was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3073472\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"503\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 815px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/07\/neuse-river-342656.jpg?strip=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/07\/neuse-river-342656.jpg?resize=815,503 815w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/07\/neuse-river-342656.jpg?resize=300,185 300w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/07\/neuse-river-342656.jpg?resize=768,474 768w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/07\/neuse-river-342656.jpg?resize=50,31 50w\" width=\"815\"\/><figcaption>A stretch of the Neuse River on Tuesday. Photo by Cole Sams\/CBS 17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Late Wednesday morning, the sheriff\u2019s office said the girl had died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the entire Wake County Sheriff\u2019s Office, we extend our deepest sympathies to the family,\u201d Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe said in a statement. \u201cPlease keep all who have been affected by this tragedy in your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5379\">Marta Kostyuk beats Jasmine Paolini to set up Wimbledon semifinal against Linda Noskova<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 12-year-old girl who went underwater on the Neuse River in Wake County late Tuesday morning has died from her injuries, deputies said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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