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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.

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John Vormbaum, 79, of East Northport, died when he drowned in his pool on Thursday, Suffolk police said.
John Vormbaum, 79, of East Northport, died when he drowned in his pool on Thursday, Suffolk police said. (Shutterstock)

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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