2 toddlers drown in Phoenix-area swimming pools in less than 24 hours
Aug 25, 2017, 8:53 AM | Updated: 10:51 am
PHOENIX — A toddler who was found unconscious in a swimming pool early Friday died after she was taken to a West Valley hospital.
.@PeoriaAzPS & @PeoriaFire on scene of a 16 month old pulled from a pool in the 13100 block of N 82nd Ln. Child transported to the hospital
— Peoria Police (AZ) (@PeoriaAzPS) August 25, 2017
The 16-month-old girl was pulled from the water at a home near 83rd and Sweetwater avenues in Peoria shortly after 7 a.m. Police tweeted the sad news a few hours later.
😢SAD UPDATE: 16 month old female from drowning incident on 82nd Lane has died, @PeoriaAzPS investigating, no further info at this time pic.twitter.com/uiVYhcbm8e
— Peoria Police (AZ) (@PeoriaAzPS) August 25, 2017
She was the second child in less than 24 hours rescue crews in the Valley tended to.
A Mesa toddler died after she was found facedown in a swimming pool Thursday.
Authorities said the 2-year-old girl was pulled from a pool near Southern Avenue and Sossaman Road. Though CPR was performed by an emergency team, the child never regained consciousness and died at a hospital.
An investigation continued Friday.
No other details were available, including whether or not either pool had a fence.
Police said both incidents were a sad reminder to watch your kids around water.
