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2 teens die while swimming at Coney Island Beach, police say

By AP REPORTER
Updated  July 6, 2024 6:34pm EDT
Coney Island
Associated Press

2 teeng girls drown at Coney Island Beach

Two teenage girls, aged 17 and 18, died while swimming at Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn, police said.

Two teenagers died while swimming at Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn, police said.

Police received an emergency call for a water rescue in the area of Stillwell Avenue and Boardwalk West at 8:10 p.m. Friday, the New York Police Department said in a statement.

Arriving officers were informed two females, aged 17 and 18, had gone into the water and disappeared from view, police said.

The pair were reportedly sisters.

Police from the department's aviation, harbor, scuba units conducted a search. Divers eventually removed both the young women from the water, police said.

The swimmers were transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Coney Island where they were pronounced dead, according to police, who said the investigation continues.