3-year-old boy dies after being pulled from Phoenix canal
May 23, 2021, 6:51 PM | Updated: May 24, 2021, 5:26 am
(Twitter Photo/Phoenix Police Department)
(Twitter Photo/Phoenix Police Department)
PHOENIX — A 3-year-old boy who was pulled from a Phoenix canal and rushed to the hospital Sunday evening has died, authorities said.
Phoenix police were called to Indian School Road and 51st Avenue around 5:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a small child floating in the canal.
He was pulled out of the water and officers began to administer CPR.
A Phoenix Fire Department crew arrived and took the boy to the hospital in critical condition.
Police said they determined the toddler left a nearby residence and entered the canal. His parents were also searching for the child as well.
No additional information was immediately available.
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