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Police: Toddler Drowns In Above-Ground Pool

Nick Zeigler - Reporter

@ July 10, 2009 2:17 PM Permalink | Comments (4)

EATON, Ohio -- A 2-year-old girl wandered into abackyard and drowned in a pool in Eaton yesterday evening, July 9.

Eaton police said Hayley Hager was found around 5:30 p.m. Thursday at 810 East Avenue. The girl's mother, two other adults, and two teens were home at the time, according to police.

The girl had apparently been napping and woke up when nobody was in the room. She was later discovered in the above-ground pool in the backyard -- family members had no idea how long she'd been there.

Hager was rushed to a hospital in Richmond, Ind., where she was pronounced dead.

Police are looking in the matter, but said it appears to be a horrible accident.

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Haley
The family has already taken there 9 acre farm out of there name affraid of a lawsuit. I dont want there money I want justice for my baby.Children services had taken Haley from the mother last year,now look what happened when they gave her back.I had been reporting neglect to the local police and children services they refused to respond IT JUST DONT SEEM FAIR FOR HALEY OR ME AND MY FAMILY!!!!PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR COMMENTS AND ADVICE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN!!!
By Haley's Father @ 09/08/09 09:05:43 AMreport abuse
My baby
The wells family has already sold the 9 acres of land the baby drowned on.What does that tell you? They are affraid of a lawsuit,I dont want there money I want justice!!!!!
By Steven Hager @ 09/08/09 05:07:01 AMreport abuse
I am Haleys father
I was in a lawsuit for custody of my child I had reported her to children services and law officials multipal times and they refuse to take any action and it cost her precious life she was my everything I had a restrain order on the grandfather so tell me why he has not been charged it happened at his house in his supervision I want answers and comments from everyone I can get THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS US ALL
By Steven Hager @ 08/31/09 07:31:47 PMreport abuse
haley hager
no way she drowned. how does a 21 month old wake up without anyone knowing specially when there was 5 other people in the house. I think someone hurt her then put her in that pool. I also think the police should investigate further as to what really took place
By shelby @ 07/22/09 02:36:25 PMreport abuse