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.

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07/05/2024 10:15 a.m.

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.

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The investigation is ongoing.

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