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1-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Apparent Drowning At NYC Daycare
BRONX, NEW YORK CITY, AUG 1 – Multiple agencies including NYPD and state offices are investigating the circumstances of River Wilson’s drowning while in daycare care with no criminality suspected so far.
- On Aug. 1, 2025, NYPD responded to 2117 Story Avenue, finding one-year-old River Wilson unresponsive in a pool, and she later died at Montefiore Einstein Hospital.
- Despite recent inspections, the 47-year-old caretaker had been cooking about 20 minutes before realizing the girl was missing, sources say she entered an aboveground pool after opening a screen door and climbing over a fence.
- Amid the investigations, the New York City Health Department and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services have opened probes, while the NYPD reports no arrests or suspected criminality.
- Amid growing grief, River’s parents demand accountability after a memorial appeared outside Ana’s Butterfly Garden Family Group on Monday.
- Following past daycare tragedies, State Sen. Gustavo Rivera’s bill S7815A, which enhances oversight and parental rights, awaits Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature.
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One-year-old girl found dead in pool at New York nursery while caretaker was cooking - The Mirror
The young girl was found unconscious and unresponsive, with her carer telling authorities she had been cooking for around 20 minutes when she realised she hadn't seen the child in some time
·London, United Kingdom
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Girl, 1, found dead in apparent drowning at NYC day care pool while caretaker was cooking: cops, sources
Police found the tot unconscious and unresponsive in the pool outside the home-run day care on Story Avenue near Olmstead Avenue in Castle Hill when they responded to a 911 call around 12:50 p.m. Friday, according to authorities and sources.
·New York, United States
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