
ROXBURY, N.J. (1010 WINS) — An 8-year-old boy drowned in a creek in Roxbury on Wednesday, according to police.
Officers responded to a house in Roxbury’s Flanders neighborhood around 3:37 p.m., where they found the child facedown in a nearby creek, officials said.
Paramedics tried to revive the child, but were unsuccessful.
The boy was rushed to St. Clare’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police are investigating the incident, but officials said there’s no indication the drowning is suspicious.