Police were on a scene where a three-year-old child was pulled from a backyard pool unconscious and later pronounced dead. (SkyFOX photo)
PHOENIX - A three-year-old child was pulled from a backyard pool after being submerged underwater for an unknown period of time, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Firefighters from Phoenix and Tolleson responded to the child drowning near 83rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road around 7:20 p.m. on Oct. 18.
According to a release, the child was taken to hospital in extremely critical condition.
Police officers initiated CPR on the child, who was unconscious when first responders arrived.