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Police: 8-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Youngsville
The Youngsville Police Department has reported an eight-year-old boy has died following a drowning incident Saturday.
Our news partner, KATC, reported the drowning occurred at a family gathering in the Copperfield Subdivision.
Police determined the boy had gone under water for an undetermined amount of time before family members pulled the child from the water and began administering CPR.
The boy was transported to Women's and Children's Hospital where he later died.
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