Police: Lifeguard revives child at pool

Originally published: July 26, 2012 10:07 AM
Updated: July 26, 2012 9:48 PM
By JOHN VALENTI john.valenti@newsday.com

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A young boy pulled lifeless from a Town of Hempstead pool was revived by a lifeguard and is expected to make a full recovery, Nassau County police said Thursday.

Police said the incident occurred about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday at the Veterans Memorial Park pool on Prospect Avenue in East Meadow. Police could not confirm the age of the boy.

The boy was pulled from the pool with "no pulse,...

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