YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A 3-year-old girl who disappeared Saturday afternoon was found dead after an apparent drowning in York County.
Deputies said Maryam Atabek was visiting residents in the area when she was reported missing near Lake Wylie Road in the Clover area.
Authorities said she was last seen wearing gray sweat pants, a green hoodie and pink rain boots before she was found.
Officials said they got the call around 12:30 p.m. and Atabek's body was found around 2 p.m.
"Just before 12:30 we were dispatched for a missing 3-year-old child," deputies said. "At the time, parents believed that she wandered off. We brought K-9 dive and sadly, about 2 p.m., it became a recovery effort. The child was found. We're doing an investigation, but it just seems like right now it's turning out to be a tragic accident."
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