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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Teen drowns at New Jersey sweet 16 party

Marjie Mohtashemi, Eyewitness NewsWEST MILFORD, N.J. (WABC) -- There's a demand for answers from the parents of a teenager who drowned at a friend's sweet 16 party.

A wake was held in Washington Heights for 17-year-old Darnell Mickens of Harlem. He will be laid to rest Friday.

He was at a party in West Milford, New Jersey, on Saturday with classmates when he was found in the home's indoor pool.

West Milford police are treating it as an accident, and they say no alcohol was found near the pool.

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Saturday, July 2, 2011

NJ toddler drowns in neighbor's pool

Eyewitness NewsROSELLE PARK, N.J. (WABC) -- Police in New Jersey are investigating the drowning death of a toddler in Union County.

Witnesses say a two-year-old boy wondered into a neighbor's yard at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday.

The toddler managed to get into the pool and drown.

It happened during a block party on the 800 block of Elm Street in Roselle Park, NJ.

A resident of the home discovered the child.

The drowning is still under investigation but it appears to be accidental and so far no charges have been filed.

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