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10-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Drowning In Mayfair

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A young child has died after an accidental drowning in Northeast Philadelphia Wednesday.

The incident happened at about 11:30 a.m. inside of a home in the 3100 block of Magee Avenue in Mayfair.

The 10-year-old boy's grandmother found him face down in the bathtub and called 911.

The boy was rushed to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and pronounced dead at 12:12 p.m.

The child reportedly had a previous medical condition.

The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.

 

 

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