Boy Drowns in Neighbor's Pool

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　　Hunter Smith, 5, drowned in a swimming pool after apparently wandering away from two teenagers, one of whom was his babysitter. Paramedics and hospital staff members spent several hours trying to revive Hunter. Police pulled the unconscious boy from the cold water of the neighbors pool about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday.

　　The babysitter was 16. The other teen was her boyfriend, 17. The boys parents had no comment about their sons unfortunate death.

　　Police questioned both teens separately as to how the accident occurred. Their stories did not match. The girl said Hunter disappeared while she was using the bathroom. The boy said Hunter disappeared while he was using the bathroom. After further questioning and some searching around the house, the police determined that the boy disappeared while both teens were using the bedroom.

　　They had actually put him in the bedroom closet, but were so busy with each other that they never saw or heard the boy leave the closet and the house, an officer said. Charges might be filed against the teens for involuntary manslaughter and against the neighbor for leaving the gate to the pool unlocked.