East Meadow: Child found dead after apparent drowning

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A 7-year-old was found unresponsive in a pool in East Meadow on July 4, around 3:55 p.m.

According to Nassau County Police Department detectives, officers responded to a residence on 2nd Avenue for reports of a 7-year-old male child who was found not breathing from an apparent drowning accident in a swimming pool. 

When officers arrived, the child was already removed from the pool and CPR was being administered. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he pronounced dead by a physician. 

The investigation is ongoing.