Boy, 2, drowns in family pool

A 2-year-old Powder Springs boy accidentally drowned Saturday in his family’s pool, Cobb County police said.

The incident occurred in the 3000 block of Avondale Point.

Spokesman Mike Bowman told Channel 2 Action News there was no sign of foul play in the death.

He did not release the name of the child or the family.

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