Family of Akron teen who drowned at Melanie Lake hires attorney

The family of an Akron teen who drowned during an event at Melanie Lake with one of the city's high school football teams has hired an attorney to investigate his death.

Fourteen-year-old Toshaye Pope, an incoming freshman at Akron Early College High School, died last Thursday after going under the waters of Melanie Lake in Springfield Township. Since his specialty school does not offer football, he was permitted to play for Ellet Community Learning Center, and was on an outing with the team during the incident.

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