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Northern NY toddler drowns in farm trough

Quick ReadNorthern NY toddler drowns in family farm's water trough, death ruled an accident

(AP) — Police say a 22-month-old girl drowned in a barn's water trough as her family milked cows nearby on their northern New York farm.

State police say Sarah Zook was with her five siblings and parents Wednesday evening when she wandered off. A 6-year-old sibling found the toddler in the trough minutes later, after the mother noticed she was missing.

Her father pulled her out and tried...

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