3-year-old boy has life-threatening injuries after rescued from Queen Creek pool

PHOENIX — A 3-year-old boy had life-threatening injuries after being pulled from a pool in Queen Creek on Monday, authorities said.

At about noon, officers responded to a home near Sossaman and Riggs roads after receiving a call about a drowning.

One of the boy’s family members pulled him from the water as officers got to the area, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities took the boy, who was under water for an unknown amount of time, to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

No other information was given.

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