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2-year-old dies after being pulled from Gilbert pool

A two-year-old has died after a drowning incident in Gilbert on Wednesday, authorities said. 

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PHOENIX — A two-year-old has died after a drowning incident in Gilbert on Wednesday, authorities said.

At around 7:30 p.m., officers responded to a call near the 1600 block of Leah Lane, according to a Gilbert news release.

Upon arrival, police found the child unresponsive after family members pulled the child from a pool and performed CPR.

Police took over life-saving efforts until the two-year-old was taken to a hospital where the child later died.

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The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.

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Bailey Leasure KTAR.com editor

Bailey Leasure is a web content editor for ArizonaSports.com and KTAR.com and works as an on-call producer and board operator for Arizona Sports 98.7 FM and KTAR News 92.3 FM. A native of Chandler, Arizona, Bailey is a passionate sports fan and rock… Read more

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Silenced Dogood
Silenced Dogood 1 year ago

Where was the adult supervision?

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LYM 1 year ago

Never fails. Every year a child is found in a pool or is left in a car on the hottest days of the year.

Giuseppe Gottabigdong
Giuseppe Gottabigdong 1 year ago

Where tf were the unidentified inept "parents"? Doing tiktok videos? Doing drugs? Lock them up for LIFE!