Cops, Girl, 7, found unresponsive in Melville hotel pool
A 7-year-old girl was found unresponsive late Thursday afternoon in the pool in the Marriott hotel in Melville, Suffolk County police said.
Katlyn Pineda of the Bronx was discovered by a family member in the pool in the hotel on Walt Whitman Road shortly before 5 p.m., authorities said.
Pineda was taken to Plainview Hospital in critical condition. She was then transported to Cohen Children's Medical Center in Queens.
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
Snow totals may be less across the South Shore A winter storm is expected to pummel LI as artic air settles in across the region. NewsdayTV meteorologist Geoff Bansen has the forecast.
Snow totals may be less across the South Shore A winter storm is expected to pummel LI as artic air settles in across the region. NewsdayTV meteorologist Geoff Bansen has the forecast.
