Woman, 25, and girl, 7, found dead in car submerged in Northridge Lake

Drake Bentley and Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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A 25-year-old woman and a 7-year-old girl were found dead Thursday in a car submerged in Northridge Lake on the city's northwest side, Milwaukee police said.

Police said they responded about 12:30 p.m. after someone noticed the vehicle in the water.

Crews from the Milwaukee Fire Department responded and pulled the two bodies from the water, police said in a news release.

Police said the circumstances that led to the deaths of the woman and the girl are under investigation. The two were not immediately identified.

They asked anyone with information to contact them at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or use the P3 Tips app.

Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Woman and 7-year-old girl dead after car found in Northridge Lake