An 18-month-old Amish child drowned on Thursday, May 23, after entering a pond on the family's Dodgeville Rd. property. 

According to the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Office, the female child was discovered in the pond by her mother after she had been missing for approximately 15 minutes. Police said she was removed from the pond and lifesaving measures were performed. 

Emergency medical personnel from the South Central Ambulance District transported the girl to a landing zone where she was flown via medical helicopter. However, police say she died after being transported from the scene. 

The pond was surrounded by a fence, but police learned during the investigation that the gate had been left open. 

The investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released by police at this time.