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Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER A city police officer drowned Friday while attempting to rescue three teens who were struggling to stay above water at Green Hill Pond. A 14-year-old boy, whom officers tried to save, also lost his life. Enmanuel Familia, 38, a member of the Worcester Police Department for five years, was pulled from the pond by divers from the city Fire Department. Manny, as his colleagues called him, leaves a wife and two children. One of the teens and the officer were rushed to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The teen has not been identified. The Worcester Police Department has lost a brother, a friend and a partner, said Police Chief Steven M. Sargent at an evening news conference in front of headquarters. The city of Worcester has lost a hero.

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