Crime & Safety
Police: Glendora Man Drowns in Swimming Pool
William Karlowitsch, 37, died while swimming in a neighbor's pool Tuesday afternoon, police said.
A 37-year-old Glendora man drowned Tuesday afternoon while swimming in a neighbor's pool.
Gloucester Township Police responded to a home on Woodland Avenue at approximately 2:30 p.m. on a report of a drowning. Upon their arrival to the pool, police officers found members of Chews Landing Fire Department removing the victim, identified by police as William Karlowitsch, of Woodland Avenue, from the pool.
The homeowner, who was swimming with Karlowitsch, had started CPR before emergency responders arrived and continued to attempt to revive the 37-year-old man, according to police.
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Karlowitsch was taken to Kennedy University Hospital-Stratford, where he was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m., according to Gloucester Township Police Sgt. Dominic Coppola.
"The cause of death has not been determined at this time and appears non-suspicious in nature," Coppola's statement says.
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In addition to the Chews Landing Fire Department, assistance was given by the Glendora Fire Co., Kennedy Basic Life Support and Virtua Advanced Life Support.
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