Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
July 31, 1963, pg 1

Child Drowns In Motel Pool
An 11-year-old Midwest City girl drowned Tuesday night in the Planet Plaza Motel pool at SE 29 and the Tinker Diagonal. The girl, Charlotte A. Bishop, 1329 McGregor, was dead on arrival at Midwest City Memorial Hospital. Midwest City police officers J. T. Langley and G. L. Ross said the girl was with a party of five other children swimming in the pool. They said the girl was spotted by a companion on the bottom of the deep end of the pool after she was missed for approximately 10 minutes. Langley and Ross said They administered artificial respiration for a 10-minute period before- Midwest. City ambulance and fire department arrived. The girl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bishop. She is survived by seven brothers.