Crime & Safety

Teen Football Player Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Swimming Pool

Lake County Sheriff's officers responded to the high school Wednesday evening and found the boy unresponsive in the pool.

GARY, IN (CBS Chicago) — A 14-year-old football player has died, after he was found unresponsive at the bottom of the swimming pool at Calumet New Tech High School in Gary, Indiana.

Lake County Sheriff's officers responded to the high school Wednesday evening, and found the boy unresponsive in the pool, which was opened to players after football practice.

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