From Akron, Ohio
Despondent mom walks into lake with her two children
She dies with daughter, but son manages to swim to shore
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AKRON, Ohio — A woman apparently upset over money problems walked into a lake with her daughter and son in tow, drowning herself and the 4-year-old girl, police said Monday.
Kenetta Lockhart, 32, of Akron, drove her Jeep up to the Summit Lake on Sunday, parked it and either walked off a boat dock or ramp with her daughter and 8-year-old son, police said. The boy was able to swim to shore.
“Preliminary information indicates that she might have been despondent over some personal and financial problems,” said Akron Police Capt. Daniel Zampelli.
The boy was listed in fair condition at Children’s Hospital.
Divers pulled Lockhart’s body from the lake Sunday night. With nearly a dozen family members watching from the beach early Monday, divers recovered 4-year-old Kayla Langdon’s body, said Lt. Sylvia Trundle.
“It was really something to see her little body,” Trundle said. “The family was very, very loving and concerned.”
Trundle said the bodies were found in an area of the 115-acre lake that was 8 to 10 feet deep.
Police hoped to interview the boy as soon as he was able, Trundle said.
“We’ll be meeting with family. Everyone is pretty much in shock right now,” she said.
Originally published on August 18, 2003
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