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Child pulled into Sarasota storm drain after water main break dies

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Updated  August 28, 2025 4:28pm EDT
Sarasota
FOX 13 News
Courtesy: Sarasota County Government. article

Courtesy: Sarasota County Government.

The Brief

    • The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says a child pulled into a storm train after a water main break has died.
    • The tragedy happened Sunday evening on Bahia Vista Street.
    • Zaria Miller, 5, was playing near a culvert when she was pulled into the drainage system due to the strong water flow.

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office confirms a 5-year-old girl who was pulled into a storm drain after a water main break on Sunday has died.

The backstory:

Deputies say it happened just after 6 p.m. on Bahia Vista St. next to Sarasota Christian School.

They say Zaria Miller and some other children were playing near a culvert when she was pulled into the drainage system due to the strong water flow.

Zaria was pulled about 100 yards in the fast-moving water. 

The fire department responded and pulled her to safety. 

She was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital where she died several days later.

Our condolences go out to her family.

The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

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