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2-year-old Beaufort girl dies after being found in swimming pool, coroner says

A two-year-old Beaufort girl died after being found in a pool while visiting family, Beaufort County Chief Deputy Coroner David Ott said Sunday night.

Karalynn Forbes was pronounced dead at Beaufort Memorial Hospital at 7:10 p.m. Saturday.

Ott said Beaufort County EMS responded to a Beaufort-area home after Forbes was found in a pool by family about 5:44 p.m.

An autopsy is set for Tuesday morning at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, Ott said.

In an unrelated July 2019 incident, a 2-year-old Beaufort boy drowned in a swimming pool while visiting family in the Belton area of Anderson County.

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Teresa Moss
The Island Packet
Teresa Moss is a crime and public safety reporter for The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette. She has worked as a journalist for 16 years for newspapers in Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas.
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