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Investigator: Drowning death was likely an accident



A police investigator saide he considers the drowning death of 10-year-old Jon Jon Jackson to be an accident, but that 22-year-old Saquan Meekins might still have some responsibilty for adequatley preparing the autistic child to swim.

Jon Jon drowned hours after he went swimming on June 1 -- he had inhaled to much wated, which later clogged his lungs.

Meekins was charged with homicide by child abuse last month.

The Post and Courier has the latest on the sad tale.

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