Teenager drowns while swimming in Lake Mahopac

MAHOPAC (WABC) -- A teenage girl drowned while swimming in Lake Mahopac on Friday afternoon.

Police and firefighters were called to a private community in Mahopac with reports of a missing swimmer.

First responders searched the water and eventually found the girl unconscious.

She was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The girl attended Mahopac Middle School. Authorities are not releasing her name until her entire family is notified.