Crime & Safety
Man Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Suffolk Pool
An officer pulled the man, 79, out of the water and tried performing CPR, police say.
![John Vormbaum, 79, of East Northport, died when he drowned in his pool on Thursday, Suffolk police said.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/23350902/20240705/110557/styles/patch_image/public/police___05110045873.jpg)
EAST NORTHPORT, NY — A man died when he drowned in his East Northport pool on Thursday afternoon, Suffolk police said.
Officers responded to a 911 call when John Vormbaum, 79, was found unresponsive in a pool on Ketay Drive South at 4:50 p.m.
A Second Precinct officer pulled Vormbaum out of the water and performed CPR. Vormbaum was pronounced dead at Huntington Hospital.
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Police asked anyone with information to call Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392.
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