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Boy Drowned As Officers Watched Updated: 15:31, Friday September 21, 2007 The parents of a young boy who drowned in a pond have hit out at community support officers who stood by and witnessed the incident without acting. Tracy Lyon and Anthony Ganderton say they do not accept the officers' explanation that they were not trained to deal with the situation. The officers were sent to the beauty spot in Wigan, Greater Manchester after reports that two children had got into difficulty. Jordon Lyon, 10, had jumped into the water to help his eight-year-old stepsister Bethany. Two fishermen were able...