By WBFO News
Buffalo, NY – A 13-year-old girl who was pulled from a Buffalo creek after trying to save another swimmer has died at a hospital. She was rescued from the Cazenovia Creek on Monday.
The child she was trying to save was able to get out of the water.
In another incident, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office said a teenager from Pennsylvania drowned shortly before 8:00 P.M. Tuesday while swimming with friends at Ripley Beach.
18-year old Zachary Wadding, of North East, Pa., and three friends jumped into the rough waters of Lake Erie from the cliffs off Bauers Lane.
Wadding experienced difficulties and yelled to his friends for help. One of the friends tried to help but ended up needing assistance himself. he was pulled safely from the water.
The Chautauqua County Water Emergency Team and the Sheriff's Navigation Patrol removed Wadding from the water.