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4-year-old dies days after water rescue at Minneapolis hotel pool

Officials said the boy died Tuesday, days after being rescued from the pool at a Best Western Normandy location.
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Deputies responded to a report of a potential drowning at the Best Western Normandy location at about 3 p.m. on Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS — After days of hospitalization, a 4-year-old boy who was rescued from a Minneapolis hotel pool has died. 

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office said the boy was unresponsive after being removed from the pool at the Best Western Normandy in downtown Minneapolis Thursday, May 20. 

First responders performed CPR on the scene, and the child was transported to HCMC by ambulance. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office said he died Tuesday afternoon from freshwater drowning complications. 

The Medical Examiner's office said the death was accidental, and that the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department is investigating. 

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