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Police investigate death of boy, 2, found in pond in Burlington County

Adam Reed had disappeared from a mobile home park in Southampton.

New Jersey State Police.
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New Jersey State Police was investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was reported missing late Friday morning and then discovered in a Burlington County pond.

Around 11 a.m., state troopers were called to 35 Estates Drive in Southampton to search for Adam Reed, who had disappeared from a mobile home park there.

A short time later troopers found the boy unresponsive in a nearby pond and performed CPR on him. He was taken to Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly, where he was pronounced dead.

No further information was available.