Boy, 4, drowns in Barren Fork River
A 4-year-old boy drowned late yesterday after wandering off from his baby-sitter.
The boy, Damien Bolden, was one of four children being watched at a Cope Street residence.
According to a preliminary report, the victim walked off from the residence with another child while the baby-sitter was attending to the other two. The children apparently walked down to a boat dock located near Rocket Park where the young victim fell into the Barren Fork River. The boy was then washed down the river by the current.
His body was recovered following rescue operations.
Ironically, Bolden was one of the three children rescued from an apartment fire just over two months ago. Two policemen and a bystander rushed into the apartment to pull out Bolden and his twin siblings.
Bolden was the son of Angela and Phillip Haston. Details were still sketchy at press time as the investigation was still in its early stages.