Police: Wood-Ridge man drowns after falling into his above ground pool

Police say a man fell off his raft in his above ground pool and into the water.

Lanette Espy

Jul 7, 2023, 5:38 PM

Updated 534 days ago

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A Wood-Ridge man drowned in a pool Friday, according to police.
Police say a 67-year-old man was on a raft in his above ground pool where his family was watching him. They say the man then fell off the raft and into the water.
Life saving measures by the man's family, neighbors and fire responders all failed, according to police. He was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.