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** Updated Release ** State Police Investigate Double Drowning Released- Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Selbyville- Delaware State Police in conjunction with the Medical Examiner’s Office have positively identified the two Hispanic males who drowned on July 23, 2008, in a private pond, located off Dirt Lane, east of Selbyville. The two males were positively identified by family members as brothers. The names provided by family were Benito Reyes Almaraz and Pedro Reyes Almaraz, ages 16 and 23 years old, respectively, from Santo Domingo, Oaxaca. Both individuals were in the country illegally. ### State Police Investigate Double Drowning Released Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Selbyville – The Delaware State Police are investigating the death of two Hispanic males who apparently drowned earlier this evening in a private pond located off Dirt Lane, east of Selbyville. Emergency crews from several area fire companies responded to the pond after witnesses observed two Hispanic male persons walk into the pond in an attempt to swim. Witnesses reported to police these subjects were standing in waist deep water when one of them apparently went in too deep over their head and could not swim. The male was struggling to stay afloat when the second subject attempted to swim out to the struggling subject and help. Witnesses reported that both persons could not swim and went under water quickly and never resurfaced. The witnesses who were fishing on another side of the pond immediately responded to a nearby farmhouse and called 911. Divers from the area fire companies located both Hispanic males submerged in approximately 18 feet of water. They were deceased when located. The State Medical Examiner responded to the scene and is assisting with the investigation. Both subjects have been turned over to their office pending an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death. The identity of these persons is currently unknown and when known will be provided to the media. No foul play is suspected. ### |
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