Crime & Safety
Boy Who Drowned in Walden Pond Identified
Rescuers pulled the boy from the water Sunday afternoon, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.
Saugus, MA – The 13-year-old boy who drowned in Walden Pond in Saugus Sunday afternoon has been identified.
According to a report from WHDH, the victim was Angel Capellan Rodriquez of Lynn.
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Saugus police received a call regarding a swimmer in distress at about 1:56 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., firefighters who arrived on the scene found the boy's body submerged beneath the surface of the water, according to Police Chief Domenic DiMella.
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Firefighters started CPR immediately, and the boy was transported to Union Hospital in Lynn. At about 5 p.m., the Essex County District Attorney's Office announced that the boy had died.
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