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| Youth Drowns In Pond #03-013 |
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| Area Youth Drowns In Pond IRWINDALE - A 15-year-old boy from the Los Angeles area was swimming with 6 friends in an off-limits area of the Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale. The teenager, who was not a good swimmer was using a boogie-board when he began struggling in the water and tried to dog paddle to shore. His 11-year-old brother tried to rescue him but was unsuccessful then ran to notify Sheriff Deputies who started a full-scale search. The boy’s body was found after divers searched the pond in water up to 12 feet deep for more than two hours. Video contains shots of the “percolation pond” where victim and friends were swimming, LA County Fire and Lifeguard divers in the water and other rescue workers. Also shown is the recovery of the victim and sound bites from LA County Fire, Irwindale Police, and LA Park Police. |