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Boy, 7, Dies After Being Found in Lake Worth Beach Pool on Christmas Eve

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has opened an investigation.

Overview

  • Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was dispatched around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 1200 block of 19th Avenue North for a reported drowning.
  • Good Samaritans had removed the child from the pool and provided first aid before he was taken to a local hospital.
  • Deputies responded to the hospital at about 3:30 p.m., where the child was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff's office.
  • Authorities have not released the child's identity or a cause of death.
  • Local reports say the case remains active with limited public information as investigators continue their work.