By Associated Press - Friday, June 23, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Omaha authorities say a boy has drowned in a backyard pool.

The Omaha Police Department says the boy was found unresponsive in the pool a little after noon Thursday. Police say the boy was taken to Nebraska Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Police identified the boy as 10-year-old William Chapman. He would have turned 11 next month.



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