Boy drowns in pool during family reunion

ORIENTAL, N.C. (AP) – Pamlico County authorities say a 6-year-old boy drowned in the shallow end of a hotel swimming pool during a family reunion.

Local media outlets report the boy drowned about 5 p.m. Friday.

Sheriff Chris Davis says the boy was swimming with several other children ages 4 to 9 in water about 3 feet deep.

A family member noticed the boy was under the water and pulled him out. The boy was pronounced dead at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern.

Davis says no charges will be filed. He did not name the boy.