Officials: 3-year-old twins drown in SC pool after being under for 15 minutes
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EASLEY, S.C. (AP) - A second 3-year-old South Carolina boy has died after he and his twin brother fell into a swimming pool near Easley.
Anderson County officials say Ezekiel Marcengill of Westminster died Sunday afternoon at a Greenville hospital.
Caleb Marcengill died Saturday afternoon shortly after he fell into the water. The deaths have been ruled accidental drownings.
Deputies said they were called to a home on Pisgah Road in Easley around 2:25 p.m.
According to Coroner McCown, the family was attending a cookout when the twins crawled under a fence to access the pool. He believes the boys were under water for about 15 minutes before being found, FOX Carolina reports.
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