Teenager dies in floodwaters as more heavy rains pounds Oklahoma; third child killed in 1 week
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Officials say a teenager was swept to her death in Oklahoma when heavy rain fueled by persistent tropical moisture pounded parts of the state.
Cherokee Ballard, a spokeswoman for the state Medical Examiner's office, says the girl was playing with friends around a drainage ditch Thursday near Durant in Bryan County when water 3 to 4 feet deep carried her off. Durant is about 145 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
Ballard says the girl's friends got out and tried unsuccessfully to help her.
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Ballard didn't have the girl's exact age or name.
She was the third child killed in flooding in less than a week in Oklahoma. Another teen died when he was swept into a south Oklahoma City creek, and an 8-year-old boy was killed in Pottawatomie County.
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