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Le Roy girl drowned in pool in Alexander on Saturday

By Howard B. Owens

A 3-year-old Village of Le Roy girl died Saturday evening after being found unresponsive in the pool of a relative's house on Broadway Road in Alexander.

Alexander fire and Darien fire and ambulance responded to the scene at 7:09 p.m. as friends and family members performed CPR on the child.

Darien ambulance transported the girl, Andrea L. Mangefrida, to UMMC. She was then flown by Mercy Flight to Women and Children's Hospital in Buffalo.

Andrea was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m., Sunday.

The girl's parents are Philip and Christina Mangefrida, Village of Le Roy.

The Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate the drowning.

Connie Eadie

Amy, what it is is a horrible, gut wrenching, life changing ACCIDENT and I hope and pray you or anyone you love is never affected that way. Noone should have to go through what this family did and your comment is insensitive and unwelcome.

Sep 8, 2011, 11:56am Permalink

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