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Reports: Police investigating after 2-year-old boy drowns in backyard pool in Brockton

The boy was found unresponsive in the above-ground pool Saturday morning.

A two-year-old boy drowned in a backyard pool in Brockton Saturday morning, local outlets report. 

The boy was found floating in an above ground swimming pool at 111 Ardsley Circle at about 9 a.m. Saturday, the Plymouth District Attorney’s office told The Boston Globe

Responders provided first aid to the child on scene, the Globe reported. The boy was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

The Brockton Police Department and State Police are investigating the drowning, according to the Globe

The Plymouth DA’s office did not immediately respond to requests for information from Boston.com Sunday afternoon. 

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