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PEORIA, AZ – A two-year-old has been transported to the hospital after a near-drowning in Peoria, and two people are credited with saving his life. The incident happened at the Vistancia Community Center near Vistancia Boulevard and Ridgeline Road. Peoria fire the boy was found floating face down in the water and the child’s father pulled him out. That’s when an off-duty North County Fire & Medical firefighter and his wife, who is a nurse, performed CPR on the boy. The boy was conscious and breathing after given CPR, and was also taken to a hospital via helicopter for treatment.

Source: PD: Peoria boy at hospital after near-drowning, saved by off-duty firefighter and nurse – ABC15 Arizona

GILBERT, AZ – A 2-year-old girl is listed in stable condition after being pulled from a pool Tuesday in Gilbert, according to Gilbert Fire Department.A spokesperson for Gilbert Fire said the girl was swimming with her mom and another child near Val Vista and Elliot when the mother noticed the girl was floating.The girl was pulled from the pool and coughed up water, said Gilbert Fire. She has been taken to the hospital for evaluation, but is listed in stable condition.

Source: Gilbert Fire: 2-year-old girl taken to hospital after pulled from pool in Gilbert – ABC15 Arizona

PEORIA, AZ – Firefighters from Peoria responded Thursday afternoon to a 12-month-old that had gotten through a broken pool fence and fell into the water.
Luckily a family member noticed the child was missing and quickly pulled the child to safety. The child was alert and awake when firefighters arrived and was transported in stable condition to the hospital.
Because the family had several children, and a broken fence, the firefighters decided to step in to make sure something like this didn’t happen again.
The crew of ladder 191, led by Captain Bob Burkland went to a local Home Depot and bought hardware to fix the pool fence. They also installed two alarms on the doors leading to the backyard.

A 2-year-old boy pulled from a backyard pool in Mesa has died, police confirmed Friday night.The boy was pronounced dead at Cardon Children’s Medical Center, said Diana Williams, a Mesa police spokeswoman.Williams said the drowning was accidental and that the boy’s grandmother, who was supposed to be watching him, “will not be charged at this time.”Earlier in the day, Forrest Smith, deputy chief of the Mesa Fire and Medical Department, described the incident as “a lapse in supervision.”

Source: Police: Toddler pulled from Mesa pool has died

The swim season is again upon us here in Arizona. Last year, children drowning was up 400 percent in our state by April 2014.To help, Arizona Office Technologies is launching its second annual Big Print for Swim Safety K-12 poster design contest. The contest is open to all kids in K-12 classes and entries will be accepted through March 23.”I ask that every organization, every mom and dad, every family member and friends encourage the children around them to enter the Big Print for Swim Safety poster contest. It raises awareness about water safety and that saves lives,” said Becky Hulett, aquatics supervisor, city of Phoenix.

Source: Preventing drowning through awareness – CBS 5 – KPHO

PHOENIX – A young boy was taken to the hospital after being pulled from a swimming pool Sunday afternoon.Phoenix firefighters said a 2-year-old was underwater for about a minute before being removed from the pool near 35th Street and Baseline.

Source: 2-year-old taken to hospital in Phoenix drowning call – ABC15 Arizona

GLENDALE, AZ – Glendale firefighters responded Thursday night to a near-drowning.
First responders were called to a home near Deer Valley Road and 75th Avenue.Authorities said a 2-year-old boy was pulled from a backyard pool.
One of his family members administered CPR, and he started crying.

Source: Glendale firefighters respond to near-drowning – ABC15 Arizona

PEORIA, AZ – Rescue crews performed CPR on an 18-year-old man after a near-drowning at Lake Pleasant on Saturday afternoon, but Clayton Waggle was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
According to the Peoria Fire Department, firefighters were performing life-saving efforts on Waggle, who did not know how to swim and was not wearing a life jacket.
Rescue crews said Waggle was trying to cross the lake by walking across buoys when he fell into the water. The man’s brother pulled him out of the water.

Source: MCSO: Man, 18, dies after near-drowning at Lake Pleasant – ABC15 Arizona

PHOENIX – A 5-month-old baby girl was taken to a hospital after the child was left unattended in a bathtub.

According to the Phoenix Fire Department, the baby was crying when rescue crews arrived to an apartment complex near 23rd Avenue and Camelback Road.

The infant was taken in stable condition to a hospital. The Phoenix Police Department said the baby will remain in a hospital overnight as a precautionary measure.

They said detective will investigate the incident to check for any indications of a crime, which is a normal protocol.

Source: Baby left unattended in bathtub taken to hospital – ABC15 Arizona

TEMPE, AZ – A 2-year-old boy has died after being found at the bottom of an 11-foot murky pool at a house near Rural Road and Southern Avenue.
Officials said police were originally called to the home Monday after the boy’s family called to report him missing. Once police and firefighters arrived, they found the boy at the bottom of the pool. He was taken to a hospital in very critical condition.
It is not known how long the boy was in the pool for, but officials said the pool gate was open.

Source: PD: 2-year-old dies after being found at bottom of murky pool in Tempe – ABC15 Arizona