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Ed Swift

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

May 102020
 

AVONDALE, AZ — Avondale police say a 1-year-old child has died after being found unresponsive in a bathtub at a home near Van Buren Street and Avondale Boulevard Sunday.

Authorities say the child was transported to the hospital in extremely critical condition and was later pronounced deceased.

Police are investigating what led up to the incident.

Stay with ABC15 for the latest information.

Source: PD: 1-year-old dies after being pulled from bathtub at home in Avondale

Apr 262020
 

The near-drowning happened at a home near 35th and Northern avenues, fire officials said in an email.

A 2-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after being pulled from a family pool in Phoenix on Saturday night, according to Phoenix fire officials.

The near-drowning happened at a home near 35th and Northern avenues, fire officials said in an email.

The boy’s condition wasn’t immediately known.

This was the second such incident on Saturday.

Source: 2-year-old boy taken to hospital after being pulled from Phoenix pool