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New Jersey family members who drowned in their backyard pool were trying to rescue an 8-year-old boy from deep waters, but none of them could swim, police sources said. The tragic test began when the boy, identified by neighbors as Sacchi Patel, jumped into a 6 or 7 foot deep …

The three family members were found drowned in the backyard pool of their newly purchased home in New Jersey, local officials said Tuesday. Authorities had been investigating whether Bharat Patel, 62, his 33-year-old daughter-in-law, Nisha Patel, and his 8-year-old daughter had been electrocuted in the above-ground pool in East Brunswick, …