4-year-old pronounced dead after being pulled from pool in Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Scottsdale Fire Department said a four-year-old boy was found unconscious after being pulled out of a pool at a home near 73rd and Cypress streets on August 1.
He was soon thereafter declared dead.
According to a release, CPR was being performed before emergency responders arrived at the scene.
There was no information available on how long the boy was in the pool or how he was found.
A 4-year-old boy is dead after he was pulled from a swimming pool in the backyard of a short-term rental property near 73rd and Cypress Streets.
The home where he was found was reportedly a short-term rental property and the pool was not surrounded by a protective fence.
"Barriers are great, but barriers don't replace supervision," Scottsdale Fire Capt. Dave Folio said. "Two seconds is too long. They slip under the water, and you don't hear them scream, you don't hear them cry. They drown. Like it's a silent killer. That's what everybody needs to realize."
This was the second child this week to die after being pulled from a pool at a short-term rental property in the Scottsdale area.
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