Young Drowning Victim Identified As Fullerton Boy

FULLERTON, CA — On Wednesday, authorities identified the 7-year-old Fullerton boy who drowned in a residential swimming pool in La Habra Heights. Emergency vehicles responded to the home where the boy was found at approximately 11:30 p.m. Monday evening.

Levi Hardy died at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton at 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Orange County coroner's office.

The child was taken to the hospital by ambulance late Monday from the residence in the 1200 block of Mayapan Road.

The death was classified by the coroner's office as a drowning. As of this report is is unclear how Levi Hardy came to enter the pool so late at night, or the circumstances of the incident.

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