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7-Year-Old Drowns At Home In East Meadow On July 4th 7-Year-Old Drowns At Home In East Meadow On July 4th
7-Year-Old Drowns At Home In East Meadow On July 4th A young boy has died after drowning at a Long Island home on Independence Day. Officers responded to a residence in East Meadow on 2nd Avenue just before 4 p.m. Thursday, July 4, after a report of a 7-year-old boy who was not breathing from an apparent drowning accident in a swimming pool, Nassau County Police said.  When officers arrived, the boy was already removed from the pool, and CPR was being administered.  The boy was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead by a physician. The identity of the child has not yet been released. Check back to Da…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Firework Explosion Severs 21-Year-Old's Fingers In Copiague On July 4th Firework Explosion Severs 21-Year-Old's Fingers In Copiague On July 4th
Firework Explosion Severs 21-Year-Old's Fingers In Copiague On July 4th A Westchester County man suffered serious injuries after lighting a firework on Independence Day evening on Long Island. According to Suffolk County Police, the incident happened in Copiague around 9:10 p.m. on Thursday, July 4. The man, a 21-year-old resident of the town of Eastchester, was lighting a firework at a party in front of a house on the 200 block of Trouville Road when it exploded in his hand.  The explosion severed three fingers on his left hand and damaged the other two. He also suffered a burn to one leg. Responding First Precinct Patrol officers applied…

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by Joe Lombardi