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Cops: Boy, 2, drowns at park in Huntington

A 2-year-old boy drowned in a pond in Heckscher Park in Huntington Sunday morning, according to Suffolk County police.

The boy, who was at the park with his father, had fallen into the south end of the park's larger pond around 11:40 a.m., according to a Suffolk police report.

Officials say the toddler's father may have been momentarily distracted by a cellphone call, when he noticed...

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