Authorities Release Identity Of 9-Year-Old Biking Victim *Update*

Update (May 27 @ 2:00 p.m.)

Authorities have released the identity of the 9-year-old who died after a bicycle accident at the Mounds Recreational Area campground on Saturday.

Carley Rice, 9, of Clinton, Ind., was taken by Air Care to Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati where she was pronounced dead.

The southwest Indiana native was with relatives at the state park.

First Report ( May 26 @ 12:23 p.m.)

A 9-year-old female has died following a bicycle accident at the Mounds Recreational Area campground near Brookville on Saturday.

Witnesses told conservation officers that the girl was riding down an incline when she tried to slow down but the bike traveled off the roadway and hit a ditch.

The impact caused her to hit the handle bars and the girl suffered injuries to the neck and throat area, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Bystanders rushed to her aid before emergency personnel arrived on the scene and transported her by aircare to Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati.

The accident remains under investigation.

Responding agencies include the DNR, Brookville City Police, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, EMS 2 and the Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department.