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Ed Swift

Jul 282020
 

PHOENIX — A young boy has died after being pulled from a Phoenix pool Tuesday morning.

Crews went to a home near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road around 8 a.m. Tuesday in response to a 2-year-old boy who was found unconscious in a backyard pool.

Police officers got to the scene first and performed CPR on the child until paramedics arrived. The boy was then taken to the hospital in serious condition but did not survive.

Source: FD: 2-year-old pulled from west Phoenix pool has died

Jul 272020
 

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BUCKEYE, AZ — A 1-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a pool near Broadway and Miller roads on Sunday, July 19.

Firefighters say when they arrived on scene, the child was unresponsive as family members administered CPR.

There was no fence around the pool and it is unclear how long the child was underwater, officials say.

Buckeye firefighters say the child would have been turning 2-years-old in a few days.

The investigation is currently ongoing.

Source: FD: 1-year-old boy dies in Buckeye drowning

Jul 262020
 

AVONDALE, AZ — A 1-year-old boy is recovering after being pulled from a pool near 111th Avenue and Indian School Road Sunday evening.

When Avondale firefighters arrived on scene, the family was already on their way to the emergency room.

Authorities met the family near Thomas Road and Garden Lakes Parkway to take over transfer to the hospital.

Firefighters say the child was in the pool with several people when he was found floating face down in the water.

Family members pulled the child from the pool and performed CPR. The child was alert and awake at the time of transport, firefighters say.

Firefighters say the home did have a pool fence with a gate and latch.

Source: FD: 1-year-old boy pulled from pool near 111th Ave and Indian School

Jun 032020
 

CAVE CREEK, AZ — Police say a 1-year-old has died after being pulled from a pool in Cave Creek Tuesday morning.

Rural Metro fire officials say they were called to a home near 58th Street and Dixileta Drive around 8 a.m.

A 1-year-old boy was reportedly pulled from the pool and was not breathing at the time. Family performed CPR but the child remained unresponsive and was taken to a hospital. The child later died, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says.

At this point, it’s not known how long the child was in the water or how he got into the water.

Officials originally said the child was 5 years old, however, updated their information to say the child was younger.

No further information has been released.

Source: FD: 1-year-old dies after being pulled from pool in Cave Creek

Jun 012020
 

A man died after being pulled from an apartment complex pool on Monday morning in Mesa, according to fire officials.

The middle-aged man was pulled from a pool at a complex near Signal Butte Road and Southern Avenue, and CPR was in progress when fire crews arrived, officials said.

Crews performed emergency medical care without success, and the man was pronounced dead at the location, officials said.

The man’s name was not released.

Source: Man dies after being pulled from pool at Mesa apartment complex

May 232020
 

GLENDALE, AZ — Glendale firefighters say a 3-year-old girl has died after being pulled from a pool at a home near 59th Avenue and Beardsley Road Saturday afternoon.

Officials say the girl’s family is from out of town and were renting the home as an Airbnb.

There were about 12 family members including multiple children under 10-years-old in the backyard at the time of the drowning. The family said they were distracted watching the other children when the 3-year-old got into the pool without anyone seeing her.

Her uncle and a neighbor who is a nurse performed CPR before Glendale firefighters arrived on scene and took over.

When they arrived on scene the child did not have a pulse and was not breathing.

She was then transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where she later died.

Glendale police say they do not know how long the child was underwater, and there was no fence around the pool.

No further information was given.

Source: FD: 3-year-old dies after being pulled from pool near 59th Avenue and Beardsley Road