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Toddler drowns in Auburn Hills retention pond

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Auburn Hills police are investigating after a toddler drowned over the weekend.

Police say a 16-month-old girl fell into a retention pond near N. Squirrel Road in the Oakland Estates mobile home park on Sunday. 

The retention pond was close to a home, police say. 

Detectives tell 7 Action News they were thankful for the assistance from medical personnel at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, but the girl unfortunately passed away.