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
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
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
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
GLENDALE, AZ – A 2-year-old girl has reportedly died after she was pulled from a pool in Glendale Friday night.
The Glendale Fire Department responded to the area of 67th Avenue and Bethany Home Road after receiving reports of a child found in a pool by her family.
A Glendale Fire spokesperson said the child was unresponsive and taken to the hospital in critical condition. Officials said she later died.
Source: Glendale Police: 2-year-old girl dies after being pulled from pool – ABC15 Arizona
When Anneka Bading filmed herself frolicking at MacKenzie Falls, she was totally unaware of the tragedy unfolding behind her.
Ms Bading, 24, had inadvertently filmed on her GoPro camera the moment a man slipped into the water and the frantic efforts of his friends to rescue him.
TOLLESON, AZ – Phoenix police say a young boy is dead after he was found in a backyard pool in Tolleson Sunday afternoon.
Authorities responded to a home near 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road around 4 p.m. after receiving reports of a possible drowning.
According to officials, a 3-year-old boy was found on the side of the pool and taken to the hospital in serious condition but later died.
The boy did live at the home, a police spokesperson confirmed. No additional information was immediately a
Source: Police: 3-year-old drowns in Tolleson pool Sunday afternoon – ABC15 Arizona
Her older siblings, just a few feet away, splashed in their family’s pool in Buckeye.
Her babysitter, distracted, played with another toddler. Her dad left the grill to fix a loose screw on the trampoline. Her mom was in the checkout line at the store, four miles away.
At least 20 adults were at her mother’s birthday party on June 10, and yet no one saw 18-month-old Emelynn Davis go under. There she was, free-falling without floaties into the 3-foot-deep water.
One minute passed, and water entered her throat and blocked her airway.
Two minutes passed, and oxygen stopped flowing into her bloodstream.
Three minutes, and she lost consciousness.Four minutes — oxygen stopped reaching her brain.
Five minutes — her throat relaxed and water rushed into her lungs.
It wasn’t until one of the older kids got out of the pool that they noticed Emelynn face-down in the shallow end.
Source: Buckeye Family Heals Together After Drowning Accident | Phoenix New Times
CHANDLER, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital in serious condition after he fell in a backyard pool Sunday morning.
Val Gale with Chandler Fire, Health and Medical Department said the boy was at his grandmother’s house near Dobson and Ocotillo roads when he rode his tricycle into the pool. The grandmother was able to get the boy out of the pool and call for help.
Gale said when crews arrived on scene, the boy had a strong heartbeat but needed assistance with breathing.
Source: 3-year-old boy hospitalized after nearly drowning in Chandler – Arizona’s Family
PHOENIX – Phoenix police say a man drowned in a pool at an apartment complex Sunday afternoon.
Authorities were called to an apartment complex near 46th Street and Thomas Road around 2 p.m. after receiving reports that a 26-year-old man was found in the pool.
Source: Police: Man drowned in pool at Phoenix apartment complex after drinking heavily – ABC15 Arizona
