MIFFLIN – A Lakeville teen remains in critical condition Thursday after she was sucked into and passed through Charles Mill Dam and then was given CPR.
Regina Miller, 18, of Lakeville, was swimming in a restricted area near the dam at Charles Mill Lake, 2203 Ohio 603, around 2:15 a.m. Thursday when she was pulled toward the dam by the undertow, according to Ashland County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Carl Richert.
Miller was swimming with her sister when both began to be pulled toward the dam, according to a press release. A male friend was able to pull Miller’s sister to shore, but the 18-year-old continued to the dam.
“She was able to go through the grates and through the gates,” Richert said. “If she makes it, she’s very lucky.”
Miller passed through the dam into the spillway, where a fisherman spotted her face down and jumped in to rescue her. The fisherman, Jared Tims of Fredericktown, pulled Miller out of the water. After finding Miller had no pulse and was not breathing, Tims and one of Miller’s male friends worked together to give her CPR.
Miller was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, where a hospital spokesperson confirmed Miller was in critical condition.
The Mifflin Township Fire Department and Mifflin Community Volunteer Fire Department assisted at the scene.
The incident remained under investigation Thursday afternoon.Â
