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3 rescued from Long Beach waters; one hospitalized
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Friends of the victim react as Long Beach Police respond at Franklin Blvd. (June 21, 2010)
Drownings, near-drownings and water incidents
Three people had to be rescued from the waters off Long Beach on Friday, a day after a city official reversed a decision to order swimmers out of the surf following the drowning of a 12-year-old girl this week.
A 21-year-old man from Queens, the last of the trio to be pulled from the water shortly before 2 p.m., swallowed a large amount of water and was hospitalized. He was later breathing...
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