DROWNING CHARGES 

AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S DROWNING ON LAKE ERIE HAS NOW LED TO A FELONY CHARGE AGAINST THE FAMILY FRIEND WHO WAS CARING FOR HER. 
THE LUCAS COUNTY CORONER IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS ANGELIQUE CUNNINGHAM, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND NEAR A MARINA THURSDAY. HER DEATH WAS RULED AN ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
AUTHORITIES SAY 41-YEAR-OLD KRISTEN GERRIE WAS ON A BOAT WITH ANGELIQUE WHEN THE GIRL WENT OVERBOARD SHORTLY AFTER THEY LEFT THE MARINA. GERRIE WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT, BUT THAT CHARGE HAS NOW BEEN UPGRADED TO A FELONY. SHE IS SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED TODAY IN OREGON MUNICIPAL COURT.