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18-Month Old Drowns In Lafayette
An 18-month old died in Lafayette yesterday after drowning in a residential backyard.
According to Cpl. Paul Mouton with the Lafayette Police Department, officers responded to an emergency call yesterday at 3 p.m. in the Broadmoor subdivision, where the child was found unresponsive in a decorative pond.
The child — who remains unidentified — was transported to the hospital and soon pronounced dead.
Mouton says there have been no charges filed at this time, although the case remains under investigation.
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