Children's Safety Zone

Authorities say a 2-year-old has died after she was found in a Chandler backyard pool Wednesday afternoon.

According to Chandler police, first responders found adults performing CPR on the young girl at a home near Frye and Alma School roads. There were reportedly two adult relatives inside the home at the time.

Chandler fire personnel immediately took over attempts at life-saving measures.

Chandler fire Batt. Chief Tom Dwiggins said the girl died at the hospital.

Police say an investigation is under way.

Dwiggins said there was no fence around the pool and the girl somehow slipped out of the house.

Three people nearly drowned the same weekend a water safety fair was scheduled at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds.

Rose Bennett knows how devastating the incidents can be. She helped organize the fair because her son, Ethan, nearly drowned 4 years ago.

“It really breaks my heart,” Bennett said, “because it is 100 percent preventable. Water is fun. It’s not the enemy. You just have to be safe around water.”

Ethan Bennett was 6 years old when he was found at the bottom of a pool on June 2, 2009.

Now, Ethan is in a wheelchair and uses sign language to communicate.

“Getting married and having kids. A lot of that stuff died that day with him,” Rose Bennett said. “It’s just what it is. So he just has a completely different life now.”

She helped organize the safety fair and mud drag racing event to share her story with a bigger audience.

“That one second can change your whole life,” Bennett said. “And it’s just not worth it.”

SALT RIVER, AZ – Authorities say a man drowned in the Salt River east of the Valley on Sunday.

According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old Pedro A. Ramos-Chaves had waded into the shallow water of the river and as he continued to walk into deeper water he began to struggle.

Witnesses began swimming toward him to help but before they got to him Ramos-Chaves went under water and did not resurface.

Witnesses dove into the water to try and find the victim but their attempts were unsuccessful, according to authorities.

MCSO divers responded to the scene and the victim’s body was found in about 10 feet of water. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

MCSO says deputies learned Ramos-Chaves had been extremely intoxicated when he went into the river.

The case will remain open pending the results of the Medical Examiner’s investigation.

PHOENIX – A 2-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being pulled from a backyard pool in Phoenix Friday night.

Fire officials say the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. at a home near 19th Avenue and Union Hills Drive.

Authorities told ABC15, the toddler’s 23-year-old mother was at the home babysitting for a family friend.

At some point, the 2-year-old got outside and made his way to the pool.

The boy’s mother found the boy in the pool, pulled him out and started performing CPR.

Paramedics said the boy was not breathing when they arrived.

He was transported to the hospital in extremely critical condition.

Authorities said the home does have a pool fence, but the latch is broken.

Stay with abc15.com for updates.

A 1-year-old boy nearly drowned in a backyard swimming pool in Corona de Tucson Sunday afternoon. 

The family of the child took him to a Corona de Tucson fire station, 17411 S. Rustling Leaf Trail, shortly before 5 p.m. and said the boy had fallen into a swimming pool, said agency spokesman Todd Cupell. 

Paramedics attended to the boy, who was breathing on his own, and he was taken to University of Arizona Medical Center by ambulance, Cupell said. 

No other information was immediately available.