The boy was rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning in “extremely critical” condition.
Source: 14-year-old boy dies after being pulled from pool in Phoenix
Aug 082018
Jun 252018
MESA, AZ – Officials are investigating a near-drowning involving a child at a Mesa home. Emergency crews were called to a home near McKellips Road and Val Vista Drive after noon on Monday.
Mesa fire officials say a 5-year-old boy was found at the bottom of a pool. A family member performed CPR on the child before officials arrived.
The child is said to be breathing on his own but is in critical condition.
Source: FD: 5-year-old boy found at bottom of Mesa pool; in critical condition – ABC15 Arizona
Jun 252018
MESA, AZ – A man in his thirties has died after a tubing incident on the Salt River on Sunday afternoon, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say around 3:30 p.m. the man was tubing with friends when he broke away from the group and tried to retrieve a tube that floated away near the Blue Point Bridge.
Source: MCSO: Man drowns in tubing incident on the Salt River – ABC15 Arizona
Jun 032018
MESA, AZ – A man in his thirties has died after a tubing incident on the Salt River on Sunday afternoon, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say around 3:30 p.m. the man was tubing with friends when he broke away from the group and tried to retrieve a tube that floated away near the Blue Point Bridge.
Source: MCSO: Man drowns in tubing incident on the Salt River – ABC15 Arizona
May 282018
Police say a 4-year-old boy who drowned in Peoria apparently used a chair to open the gate to the fenced-in pool.
The boy, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead at a hospital Monday morning.
A preliminary investigation showed the boy appeared to have used a chair to open a door into the backyard before using another chair to access the pool before 8 a.m.
Source: Peoria police: Drowned boy used chair to open pool gate
May 232018
GILBERT, AZ – A 3-year-old boy has died after he was found in a Gilbert pool.
The incident happened at a home near McQueen and Elliot roads around 5:30 p.m. on May 23.
According to Gilbert Fire and Rescue, the boy’s mother found the child in the pool.
Firefighters say the child was not breathing and did not have a pulse when they arrived.
Police said the boy was transported to the hospital and died on Monday.
Source: FD: 3-year-old boy found in Gilbert pool, transported to hospital – ABC15 Arizona
Apr 282018
AVONDALE, AZ – Avondale fire officials say a 4-year-old boy has been taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition after he was pulled from a pool on Saturday afternoon.
The incident happened at the child’s grandparents home near 107th Avenue and Indian School Road during a family gathering.
Source: Boy pulled from Avondale pool, taken to hospital in critical condition – ABC15 Arizona
Apr 152018
BUCKEYE, AZ – Buckeye police say a 3-year-old has died after they were pulled from a pool in critical condition on Sunday evening.
According to police, emergency personnel responded to a home near Baseline and Miller roads after a family member pulled the toddler from the pool.
A family member performed CPR on the child until fire crews arrived, police said.
The child was taken to the hospital in critical condition but later died.
Source: Buckeye 3-year-old dies after being pulled from pool – ABC15 Arizona
Apr 092018
PEORIA, AZ – Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office divers have recovered the body of a man who went missing Monday afternoon near a cove at Lake Pleasant.
Sgt. Bryan Vanegas said crews located the body of 54-year-old Fernando Vargas just after 10 a.m. Tuesday. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the drowning, Vanegas said.
According to MCSO officials, Vargas and his 32-year-old daughter were swimming in a cove south of Scorpion Bay at Lake Pleasant when suddenly the man went underwater while
Source: MCSO recovers body of missing father at Lake Pleasant – ABC15 Arizona
Feb 172018
QUEEN CREEK, AZ – A child has been taken to the hospital after being found in a pool of an unincorporated area near Queen Creek.
According to Queen Creek Fire and Medical officials, a three-year-old boy was found in a pool for an unknown amount of time.
The incident happened near Hunt Highway and Sossaman Road.
Officials say CPR was initiated, but the child was unresponsive.
A Maricopa County Sheriff’s office spokesperson said the child was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Source: Queen Creek Fire: Child found unresponsive in pool, taken to hospital – ABC15 Arizona