Cops, Girl, 7, found unresponsive in Melville hotel pool

A 7-year-old girl was found unresponsive late Thursday afternoon in the pool in the Marriott hotel in Melville, Suffolk County police said.

Katlyn Pineda of the Bronx was discovered by a family member in the pool in the hotel on Walt Whitman Road shortly before 5 p.m., authorities said.

Pineda was taken to Plainview Hospital in critical condition. She was then transported to Cohen Children's Medical Center in Queens.

By Robert Brodsky

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Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.