Crime & Safety

2-Year-Old Boy Dies After Drowning In South Jersey Pool, Police Say

The boy was found in the water at a home along Clinton Court on Tuesday night.

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — A 2-year-old boy is dead after drowning in a pool on Tuesday night, the Mount Laurel Police Department said.

At around 8 p.m., officers responded to a report of child who was unresponsive in the water at a home in the 500 block of Clinton Court.

He was taken to Cooper University Hospital where he later died.

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According to authorities, early evidence shows the child fell into the pool and no foul play is suspected.

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