Nesconset, NY - July 22nd, 2013 - Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the drowning death of a woman in Nesconset this afternoon.

Fourth Precinct police officers responded after a woman called 911 to report finding her mother, Barbara Bruce, floating in an in-ground pool in the backyard of the home located at 4 Saggese Circle at 2:20 p.m.

Bruce, 70, of 12 Hollyberry Dr., Hopewell Junction, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The investigation is continuing.

Incident:	Woman Drowns in Backyard Pool
Location:	4 Saggese Circle, Nesconset
Date/Time:	Sunday, July 21, 2013 at approximately 2:20 p.m.