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NJ dad’s gut-wrenching statement after son, 3, drowns in family pool: ‘I wasn’t fast enough. I failed’

By Big New York · 07/01/2026 · Updated 07/01/2026
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A heartbroken New Jersey father recalled discovering his three-year-old son laying lifeless in the family backyard pool over the weekend. A heartbroken New Jersey father recalled the crushing sight of discovering his three-year-old son laying lifeless and face down in the backyard pool over the weekend. Little Elijah Stephen slipped out of his Blackwood home.

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A heartbroken New Jersey father recalled discovering his three-year-old son laying lifeless in the family backyard pool over the weekend. A heartbroken New Jersey father recalled the crushing sight of discovering his three-year-old son laying lifeless and face down in the backyard pool over the weekend. Little Elijah Stephen slipped out of his Blackwood home.

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