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Missing NY Twin Found Drowned in River: Police

3-year-old Andrew Durkin was reported missing by his family on Sunday before being found in the Susquehanna River and later pronounced dead

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  • New York State Police say the family reported Andrew Durkin missing a little before 3 p.m. Sunday from their seasonal residence in Milford.
  • The boy was located by a state police underwater recovery team about 17 feet from a dock around 4:30 p.m.
  • Troopers say resuscitation was attempted, but Andrew was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Authorities say a 3-year-old boy who went missing from a home in upstate New York has drowned in the Susquehanna River.

New York State Police say the family reported Andrew Durkin missing a little before 3 p.m. Sunday from their seasonal residence in the Otsego County town of Milford, 60 miles southwest of Albany.

State troopers and the Otsego County Sheriff's Office conducted a search, alongside firefighters, emergency responders and civilians.

The boy was located by a state police underwater recovery team about 17 feet from a dock around 4:30 p.m. Troopers say resuscitation was attempted, but Andrew was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Police on Monday ruled his death an accidental drowning.

Andrew, who has a twin brother, was from Gilboa in neighboring Delaware County.

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