Brentwood Toddler Drowned in Backyard Pool

By Timothy Bolger Posted on May 31, 2016

A 2-year-old girl drowned in the backyard pool of a relative’s home in her hometown of Brentwood over the weekend, Suffolk County police said.

Arlyn Vanegas-Luna was found unresponsive in an above-ground swimming pool on Chestnut Street at 4:35 p.m. Friday, police said.

The victim, who lived next door, was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where she was pronounced dead.

Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.