Crime & Safety
3 Die After Being Found In Durham Apartment Complex Swimming Pool
BREAKING: The victims were found around 3 a.m. Tuesday submerged at the Chapel Tower apartment complex off Morreene Road, media reported.
DURHAM, NC — Three people found underwater at an apartment complex swimming pool in Durham have reportedly died. Now, police are investigating.
Two men and a woman were found unresponsive around 3 a.m. Tuesday submerged at the Chapel Tower apartment complex off Morreene Road, ABC11 reported. The apartment complex is located near Duke University.
The trio was declared dead at a local hospital. Their names and ages weren't immediately known.
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A woman that lives near the pool area tells me around 3am someone was banging on her door saying, “please, please!” She also tells me that a security guard kicks everyone out of the pool at 8p every night. #CBS17 pic.twitter.com/Q8MXHQ3n8G
— Lauren Haviland (@LaurenWNCN) June 19, 2018
@DurhamPoliceNC tell me EMS transported 3 of the 4 people to the hospital, but they were pronounced dead there. The fourth person is at #Durham police headquarters now. #CBS17 pic.twitter.com/xsvCS6CRjN
— Lauren Haviland (@LaurenWNCN) June 19, 2018
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