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Two teenage girls drown at Coney Island Beach: NYPD

By Charline Charles,

10 hours ago

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Two teenage girls drowned after swimming at Coney Island Beach Friday night, according to authorities.

Police responded to an emergency call for a water rescue at 8:10 p.m. near Stillwell Avenue and Boardwalk West, according to the NYPD. The two sisters, aged 17 and 18, entered the water and disappeared from view, police sources said.

After conducting a search with the NYPD’s aviation, harbor and scuba units, divers pulled the two girls from the water, police said.

The teens were transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Coney Island were they pronounced dead, authorities said.

Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here .

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