Teen drowns in Brunswick County pond

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office says a 15-year-old is dead after a swimming accident in the Longwood area.

Emergency crews responded to the call around 5 p.m. Sunday.

After a more than two hour search, divers found the teen’s body in a pond near Hughes-Smith Road and Longwood Road.

The victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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