By the time Deputy Jon Vosburgh arrived on the scene, the 4 year old was about 60 yards out and struggling to swim in Lake Ontario OLCOTT, N.Y. - The quick actions of good Samaritans and a Niagara County Sheriff's deputy saved a 4-year-old girl from drowning in Lake Ontario near Krull Park on Thursday morning. According to Niagara County Sheriff Jim Voutour, the girl, who is non-verbal and has special needs, wandered from her Main Street home sometime before 8 a.m. Voutour said he didn't know how the girl got the door open.