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4-year-old girl dies after drowning at Kennebunk hotel pool

The 4-year-old girl died nearly a week after drowning at Kennebunk hotel pool.

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What happened The 4-year-old girl died nearly a week after drowning at Kennebunk hotel pool.
The headline split WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "4-year-old girl dies after drowning at Kennebunk hotel pool". WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "2-year-old dies after drowning in Winston-Salem".
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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Jun 27, 3:07 AM

4-year-old girl dies after drowning at Kennebunk hotel pool

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The 4-year-old girl died nearly a week after drowning at Kennebunk hotel pool.

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Portland Press HeraldNews report · Jun 27, 12:44 AM

4-year-old dies in hospital a week after ‘drowning incident’ at Kennebunk hotel pool

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The girl was in cardiac arrest when first responders arrived at the Hampton Inn Hotel last Saturday, officials said.

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Jun 26, 11:30 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Jun 27, 12:44 AM: Portland Press Herald joined the source map.

Jun 27, 3:07 AM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.