2 Young Sisters Apparently Drowned in Long Island Pond, Police Say

2 Young Sisters Apparently Drowned in Long Island Pond, Police Say
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The Associated Press
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HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.—Two young sisters apparently drowned in a pond near their Long Island apartment complex, authorities said.

A family member called police Saturday afternoon to report that the girls, ages 2 and 4, had gone missing. Officers and locals searched the girls’ apartment complex in Holtsville and found them unresponsive in a nearby pond shortly before 3:30 p.m., police said.