Toddler dies after being found in backyard pool, officials say

PHOENIX (AZFamily/Gray News) — A one-year-old child has died after being pulled out of a backyard pool in Phoenix, according to the city’s fire department.

First responders were called to a home at 7:30 p.m. for reports of a drowning. Family members were giving CPR when first responders got to the home.

The toddler was unconscious and not breathing when pulled from the pool, officials said. She was taken to a nearby hospital in extremely critical condition, where she was pronounced dead.

Phoenix Police Department started an investigation.

This is the second drowning incident involving a child in Phoenix in two days. On Friday afternoon, a 3-year-old boy was pulled from an apartment complex pool. Police said the toddler remains hospitalized in critical condition.