18-year-old drowns in backyard pool in Suffolk County

DIX HILLS, Long Island (WABC) -- Police are investigating the drowning death of a teen in the backyard pool of a Long Island home.

The incident happened Sunday at around 8:20 p.m. on Landsdowne Lane in Dix Hills.

Officers found 18-year-old Abdul Brezault unresponsive in the backyard pool.

Brezault, who lives in Canada and was at the home for a family gathering, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.

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