The family of a 9 year-old boy in Providence, Rhode Island has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a city pool in Augusta after the boy drowned.

Jameson Auciel died on August 10, three days after he was pulled unconscious from the McGrane Pool in the city’s west end. Auciel’s 8 year old cousin, Gamaelle Bazelais, was also pulled unconscious out of the pool that day. Bazelais survived.

The lawyer for the Auciel family, Kenneth Schreiber, told reporters that the drowning was a “clear case of negligence.”

The city of Augusta has 40 days to issue a response to the claims. If the city does not respond, the family can file a lawsuit. City officials have stated that the pool was adequately supervised and deny and liability in the boy’s death.

If you have lost a loved one due to someone else’s negligence, please contact the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-329-3511.