14-year-old drowns in channel near Long Beach

A 14-year-old boy died Friday after drowning in Reynolds Channel near Long Beach while swimming with friends. Marine units from several different police and fire agencies rushed to the scene after the

News 12 Staff

Jun 27, 2008, 11:17 PM

Updated 6,001 days ago

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A 14-year-old boy died Friday after drowning in Reynolds Channel near Long Beach while swimming with friends.
Marine units from several different police and fire agencies rushed to the scene after the call came in at 2:09 p.m. The City of Long Beach says the teen dove off a pipe into the water. The friends did not see him come up out of the water and called for help.
Once the teen was found, CPR was initiated. He was taken to Long Beach Hospital, but did not make it.