Boy dies after swimming at Dartmouth beach

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) — A 9-year-old Pawtucket boy has died after suffering a medical emergency at Jones Beach in Dartmouth.

The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said the incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

When first responders arrived, the boy was on the beach with bystanders giving him CPR. He was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the DA’s office said.

BACKGROUND: Child hospitalized after medical emergency at Dartmouth beach

Witnesses said the boy was swimming and got out of the water on his own, but started to experience medical distress while on the beach…

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