Pawtucket Boy Dies in Dartmouth Beach Incident

DARTMOUTH (WBSM) — A nine-year-old boy died after experiencing medical distress at a Dartmouth beach Sunday evening.

According to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III, Dartmouth Police and EMS responded at about 7:30 p.m. on July 6 to a 911 call reporting a male juvenile in medical distress at Jones Beach, located at 66 John Street in Dartmouth.

Police arrived to find the nine-year-old boy on the beach with bystanders performing CPR. He was then transported to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

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The boy was not identified other than the D.A.’s Office stating he is from Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

“Reports by those on scene indicated that the juvenile victim had been swimming and exited the water on his own,” the D.A.’s Office said. “Once on the beach, the boy started to experience medical distress.”

Authorities did not disclose the nature of the medical distress.

The D.A.’s Office said the boy’s death remains under investigation but it is not deemed suspicious at this time.

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