Officials: 2-year-old Phoenix boy drowns in backyard pool

Authorities say a 2-year-old boy has drowned in a backyard pool.

Phoenix Fire responded to a drowning call on E Lynne Lane in Phoenix around 6 p.m. Saturday.

The family pulled the boy out of the pool and began performing CPR until Phoenix Police arrived and took over.

Phoenix Fire arrived on scene the boy was transported to Maricopa County Hospital.

Doctors pronounced the boy dead at the hospital.