An average of 10 deaths in the U.S. each day are due to drowning, according to the CDC.
A teenage boy drowned while swimming in a pond on Sunday in Bedford, New Hampshire, police said.
The boy was reported missing around 7 p.m., Bedford police said in a statement. Officers who responded to Sebbins Pond attempted to locate the teen before requesting assistance from the Nashua Police Department dive team.
After a roughly two-hour search, divers recovered the teen's body around 9:05 p.m. He was pronounced dead on scene, police said.
The boy was not identified, and police did not provide any other information.
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The drowning is under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.
