每天读一篇英语小故事：Boy Drowns in Neighbor's Pool

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　　Hunter Smith, 5, drowned in a swimming pool after apparently wandering away
from two teenagers, one of whom was his babysitter. Paramedics and hospital
staff members spent several hours trying to revive Hunter. Police pulled the
unconscious boy from the cold water of the neighbor’s pool about 3:20 p.m.
Wednesday.
        　　The babysitter was 16. The other teen was her boyfriend, 17. The boy’s
parents had no comment about their son’s unfortunate death.
        　　Police questioned both teens separately as to how the accident occurred.
Their stories did not match. The girl said Hunter disappeared while she was
using the bathroom. The boy said Hunter disappeared while he was using the
bathroom. After further questioning and some searching around the house, the
police determined that the boy disappeared while both teens were using the
bedroom.
        　　“They had actually put him in the bedroom closet, but were so busy with
each other that they never saw or heard the boy leave the closet and the house,”
an officer said. Charges might be filed against the teens for involuntary
manslaughter and against the neighbor for leaving the gate to the pool
unlocked.