Woman Drowns in Long Island Pool

MILLER PLACE, NY – A 54-year-old woman drowned in her backyard pool in Miller Place Tuesday night, Suffolk Police said.

Erin Attard was found unresponsive in the semi-inground pool on Radio Avenue by a family member at about 8 p.m. She was transported by the Rocky Point Fire Department to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, where efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful.

The incident appears to be non-criminal, police said. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are continuing to investigate.

Last Saturday, a 6-year-old boy was found unresponsive at the bottom of a pool during a party at a Deer Park home, but a quick-acting teen and a nurse saved his life.