2 Young Girls Die In Apparent Drowning In Holtsville Pond

Police on Long Island are investigating the deaths of two young girls — ages 2 and 4 — who are believed to have drowned in a pond behind an apartment complex, authorities said.

The girls were found unresponsive in a pond behind the Fairfield Townhouses at Holtsville in Holtsville on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7. — The girls were found unresponsive in a pond behind the Fairfield Townhouses at Holtsville in Holtsville on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7.
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Josh Lanier

09/08/2024 7:00 a.m.

The girls were found behind the Fairfield Townhouses at Holtsville at 2 Victorian Court in Holtsville on Saturday, Sept. 7, the Suffolk County Police Department said.

A family member called 911 around 3:15 p.m. to report the girls missing. Police found their bodies in the pond a few minutes after they arrived at the scene.

Their identities have not yet been released.

Paramedics took the children to Stony Brook University Hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead.

Suffolk County Police detectives ask anyone with information on the incident to contact the detectives at 631-852-6392.

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