Crime & Safety

Boy, 13, Nearly Drowns At Home In Mastic Beach: Police

Aid was rendered to the teen, and he was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment, Suffolk police say.

MASTIC BEACH, NY — A 13-year-old boy nearly drowned at a home in Mastic Beach on July 26, Suffolk police said Tuesday.

Officers were called to the Biltmore Drive home for "a possible drowning" of a teen in a pool at around 8:25 p.m., according to police.

Aid was rendered to the 13-year-old, and he was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment, police said.

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The incident is not being investigated as it has been deemed non-criminal, a police spokeswoman said.

Further details were not available.

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