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06-06-2006, 04:38 PM
LUDLOW – A 16-year-old boy swimming in the Chicopee River near the Indian Orchard section of Springfield was pulled under and drowned this afternoon, officials said.
Ludlow police Sgt. Thomas Foye identified the boy at Shakar Dickson of Springfield. Foye said Dickson was a student at Central High School.
Members of the Ludlow Fire Department and the Wilbraham Police dive team spent more than an hour searching the water before the dive team found him 200 feet downstream.
Police were waiting for the Hampden County Medical Examiner’s office to officially pronounce him dead at the scene.
Ludlow police Sgt. Thomas Foye identified the boy at Shakar Dickson of Springfield. Foye said Dickson was a student at Central High School.
Members of the Ludlow Fire Department and the Wilbraham Police dive team spent more than an hour searching the water before the dive team found him 200 feet downstream.
Police were waiting for the Hampden County Medical Examiner’s office to officially pronounce him dead at the scene.