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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The drowning of a 3-year-old boy in Plains Township was ruled accidental, authorities said Thursday.</p><p>The Luzerne County Coroner&#8217;s office identified the child as Nico Bostick.</p><p>First responders were dispatched to a residence at 43 Perkins St. for a reported drowning of a 3-year-old boy at approximately 12:45 p.m. Wednesday. The boy was taken to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.</p><p>Police later returned to the house. The pool is located behind a fence in the yard.</p><p>Coroner Bill Lisman on Wednesday declined to release the age and gender of the child and said further information and a determination on the manner of death would be released after an investigation by his office, Plains Township police and the Luzerne County District Attorney.</p><p>According to a statement from Lisman&#8217;s office after the investigation was finished Thursday, &#8220;The death was ruled an accidental drowning.&#8221;</p><p>A gofundme page has been set up at www.gofundme.com/nikobostick to raise money for funeral and memorial costs.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Authorities said after an investigation they concluded the drowning of a 3-year-old boy Wednesday in Plains Township was accidental. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_Drowning.cmyk_-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Authorities said after an investigation they concluded the drowning of a 3-year-old boy Wednesday in Plains Township was accidental. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_Nico-Bostick.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">A gofundme page has been set up for funeral and memorial costs for Nico Bostick, a 3-year-old boy, who died in an accidental drowning at the family&#8217;s pool in Plains Township Wednesday. The page is www.gofundme.com/nikobostick. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_Nico-Bostick.jpg</photo1><caption1>A gofundme page has been set up for funeral and memorial costs for Nico Bostick, a 3-year-old boy, who died in an accidental drowning at the family&#8217;s pool in Plains Township Wednesday. The page is www.gofundme.com/nikobostick. </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jerry Lynott</p><p>jlynott@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jerry Lynott at 570-991-6120 or on Twitter @TLJerryLynott.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Drowning of 3-year-old in Plains Twp. ruled accidental; child identified