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29-year-old drowns in central Las Vegas swimming pool

By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 19, 2018 - 6:10 am
 
Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Police believe alcohol might be to blame in a drowning late Monday night in central Las Vegas.

The drowning was reported about 11:45 p.m. at a home on the 2500 block of Palma Vista Avenue, near Eastern Avenue and Desert Inn Road, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Peter Kisfalvi.

A 29-year-old man died at a local hospital after he fell into a pool and drowned, Kisfalvi said. Police are still investigating the drowning.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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