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2-year-old boy drowns in pond on Long Island

HUNTINGTON — A 2-year-old boy has drowned in a pond on Long Island.

Suffolk County police say the child fell into the pond in Hecksher Park at around 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

When police arrived at the scene, a good Samaritan was administering CPR. But the boy was later pronounced dead at Huntington Hospital.

The boy was at the park with his father. Their names were not immediately released.

Police said the death appeared to be accidental.