Escalation: Six-Year-Old Girl Drowns in Southampton
On Saturday, July 4, 2026, 6-year-old Kiara Paolasin of Brooklyn drowned after being swept away by a strong current at a Southampton beach on Long Island, according to ABC News, People, 6abc, and the New York Post.
Southampton police said she was pulled from the shoreline into a current and swept toward Great Peconic Bay; CBS News adds she was carried by a creek, and both Patch and CBS say she entered the water to retrieve a floating shoe.
People reports a 16-year-old family member tried to rescue her but could not reach her, and ABC7 New York says a kayaker later pulled her from the water.
The outing was part of a family vacation to the Hamptons over the Fourth of July weekend, as reported by the New York Post, AOL, and Beliefnet.
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