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Man With Alzheimer's Falls Into Retention Pond, Drowns: Police
An 89-year-old Hainseville man is dead after police pulled him from a retention pond near his home early Monday morning.
HAINSEVILLE, IL — An 89-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease drowned early Monday after he wandered from his house and fell into a nearby retention pond, according to fire officials.
Authorities said firefighters and police responded to a call of a person in the pond at around 12:50 a.m. Monday on the 0-100 block of Brittaney Lane.
When they arrived, police said they pulled the man from the pond and administered CPR. He was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead a few hours later.
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Police said they are still investigating the incident. The man's identity has not yet been released pending an autopsy.
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