Police: Man Dies After Being Pulled From Pool in North Babylon

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A man who pulled from a pool in North Babylon Wednesday evening has died at the hospital, police said.

Police said a 911 call came in at 6:35 p.m. after the wife and daughter of Thomas Romanello, 56, found him unresponsive in the four-foot above ground pool on Dollard Drive.

With the assistance of a neighbor, Romanello was pulled from the pool and CPR was performed, police said.

Romanello was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.

Romanello, who lived at the Dollard Drive home, was wearing swimming trunks and there was a vacuum in the pool when he was found, police said. Police said it appears he may have been cleaning the pool to close it for the season.

Detectives are investigating whether Romanello suffered a medical event before the drowning. The death is believed to be non-criminal and an autopsy will be performed by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner to determine the cause of death.

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