Boy drowns in Delco pool

Posted: June 18, 2012

A young boy was found drowned Sunday afternoon in the swimming pool at a Brookhaven apartment complex, the Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office said.

An official said the death occurred about 3:25 p.m. at the Camelot Court complex on W. Brookhaven Road. The boy was transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center where he was pronounded dead.

Inititial reports on police radio suggested the boy was 12 years old, but the Medical Examiner's Office said he is believed to be approximately 7.

The death was reported to the Medical Examiner's Office around 4 p.m.

Brookhaven Police were investigating the death. Brookhaven Police Chief John Eller could not be reached for comment.

Contact Dara McBridge at 215-856-5626 or dmcbride@philly.com

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