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Suffolk County Police Department Woman found in Pool

Woman Drowns in Northport Pool

NORTHPORT, NY – Issued August 12, 2026

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the drowning death of a woman in Northport on August 12th.

Second Precinct officers responded to a home, located at 9 Devon Place, after a 911 caller reported a woman was found unresponsive in an inground pool at approximately 7:55 a.m.

The woman, Eileen Specht, 87, who lived at the home, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives believe the incident is non-criminal in nature.

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