Authorities: Teen dies after he was pulled from lagoon in Brick Township

  • Source: News 12 New Jersey
  • Published: 06/10/2019 12:00 AM

Authorities say a teenager has died after he was pulled from a lagoon in Brick Township. According to police, officers were sent to the scene Saturday around 6 p.m. after the 15-year-old youth was reported unconscious and unresponsive. Police said he had been swimming in the lagoon in the back of a residence with several friends when he went under and did not resurface. Police said a search began, and the homeowner found the youth near the bottom after several dives into the lagoon. He was pulled out and people tried to revive him. Police, emergency medical technicians and paramedics arrived and continued resuscitation efforts before the youth was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center.



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