Overview

• A diver found the teenager about 30 yards offshore at Learned Park & Beach after he went missing around 3 p.m. on Sunday.
• Signs reading “Unguarded waterfront” and “No lifeguard on duty” were posted due to a summer-long shortage of certified lifeguards.
• Four bathhouse attendants were on site and the two certified as lifeguards assisted first responders in the water rescue.
• The teen was not breathing when pulled from the pond, received treatment on shore and was rushed to Metrowest Medical Center, where he later died.
• The incident follows a fatal backyard pool drowning in Brockton and underscores broader water safety challenges and staffing shortfalls nationwide.