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2 Children Die After Being Pulled From Pool In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says 2 Children Die After Being Pulled From Pool In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says
2 Children Die After Being Pulled From Pool In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says Two children have died after being pulled from a pool at a Gloucester County home, authorities confirmed. Monroe Township police responded to a Woods Road home just after 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, where an 11- and 14-year-old were found and taken to a hospital, as previously reported by Daily Voice. FOX 29 spoke to the heartbroken mother from West Philadelphia after she decided to pull them off of life support. “I know they’re at peace, it’s just very devastating,” Brittney McWhite told the TV station. Chief Thomas Gilbert of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office confirmed on Monda…

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by Jon Craig
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Boy, 5, Drowns In Swimming Pool In South Jersey: Report Boy, 5, Drowns In Swimming Pool In South Jersey: Report
Boy, 5, Drowns In Swimming Pool In South Jersey: Report A 5-year-old boy drowned in a backyard swimming pool in Gloucester County, NJ Advance Media reported.  The drowning occurred in the evening on Monday, July 25 on Hampshire Drive in Deptford Township, the outlet said. The child was rushed to Cooper University Hospital in Camden and pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m., the report said, quoting the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 

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by Jon Craig
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Old Tappan Boy, 2, Dies From Drowning Old Tappan Boy, 2, Dies From Drowning
Old Tappan Boy, 2, Dies From Drowning UPDATE: A 2-year-old Old Tappan boy who was pulled from a backyard swimming pool died despite furious efforts to save his life, authorities said Friday. "They worked on him in the ER for 20 minutes before pronouncing him" at Hackensack University Medical Center, a responder said. Responding police officers conducted CPR and got a pulse after the boy was pulled from the pool around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, they said. It wasn't immediately clear how long he'd been in the water. EMS workers took over and continued CPR after AirMed One touched down at nearby Stone Point Park around 7 p.m.  T…

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by Jerry DeMarco