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A toddler is in critical condition in the ICU after being pulled from a backyard pool in Glendale Saturday afternoon.
Glendale Fire Department spokesman Gilbert Mancilla said family members pulled the 2-year-old girl from the above ground pool and started CPR until paramedics arrived at the home near 59th and Olive avenues.
Mancilla said paramedics were able to restore a pulse on the girl while on the way to the hospital but she was having difficulty breathing and didn’t regain consciousness.
There was no immediate word on how long the little girl was in the water before she was found. She and her mother were apparently visiting at the home.
Mancilla said the girl was able to get to the pool through a dog door.

via FD: 2-year-old girl pulled from Glendale pool in very critical condition.

Authorities from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body from an Avondale canal Saturday.
According to MCSO’s Chris Hegstrom, a woman’s body was found in the water near 103rd Avenue and Thomas Road.
Though it has not been confirmed yet, officers believe the woman may have entered the water around 99th Avenue.
They are investigating the incident as a suicide, but the investigation is ongoing.
No other information is known at this time.

via Woman’s body recovered from canal

The search is on for another missing swimmer at Lake Mead.
It’s the third time since Sunday search and rescue crews have been dispatched to look for swimmers who disappeared in waters near the Arizona line.
Lake Mead Recreation Area spokeswoman Christie Vanover says a man went missing after he jumped into the water near Sandy Cove about 12:20 p.m. Tuesday. It’s not clear if he had a life jacket.
A 53-year-old Las Vegas man disappeared before noon on Sunday at Lake Mohave south of Willow Beach. Nearly three hours later, a 25-year-old Las Vegas man went missing near Lake Mead’s Boulder Islands.
Neither of those men was wearing a life jacket.
National Park rangers, state wildlife officials and Las Vegas police continued Wednesday to search for all three.

via 3rd swimmer missing in 3 days at Lake Mead

A 2-year-old was airlifted to a local hospital after she fell into a pool in Surprise Thursday night, according to police officials.
A spokesman for the Suprise Fire Department said the incident happened at a home near 163rd Avenue and Jomax Road in Suprise.
Sgt. M.J. Donovan with the Surprise Police Department said a parent found the girl and began performing CPR. The child was flown to Phoenix Children’s Hospital for evaluation.
The child was breathing and responsive while en route to the hospital, he said.
No other details were immediately released.

via FD: 2-year-old in Surprise airlifted to hospital after falling in pool.

A 74-year-old woman found deceased in a pool at a home Thursday had been there for several days, according to Phoenix police officials.
Firefighters and police responded to the home near 18th Street and Thunderbird Road around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday where an adult female was found in the pool.
Phoenix Fire Capt. Benjamin Santillan said the woman had obvious signs of being deceased. It is believed that the woman had been in the pool for several days.
Sgt. Steve Martos, spokesman for Phoenix police, said foul play is not suspected.
Santillan said Phoenix police officers then conducted a search of the house and found an elderly woman who had fallen out of bed and had been lying there for a day.
She was taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.
The victim’s name has not been released pending notification of next-of-kin.
No other details were released.

via Woman found dead in Phoenix backyard pool

An 37-year-old woman is fighting to survive after being found unconscious in a Phoenix pool Thursday night.
A spokesman with the Phoenix Fire Department said the woman’s husband found her in the pool near 44th Street and McDowell Road.
Officials said the woman has a history of seizures. It is not known how long the woman was in the pool for.
Crews said paramedics on scene provided life-saving measures before she was taken to the hospital.
Her current condition is unknown at this time.
Crews are still trying to determine how and why the woman ended up in the pool.
Stay with abc15.com for updates on this developing story.

via Fire: Woman found unconscious in Phoenix pool

A 16-year-old has died after he was found in a Glendale apartment complex swimming pool on Monday morning.
Glendale Fire Department said the boy, identified by his brother as Quentin Hoffman, was transported to hospital where was pronounced dead.
Officials said the boy and his two other friends were playing video games until 4:30 a.m., when they decided to take a swim at the apartment complex pool near 59th Avenue and Beardsley Road.
The victim’s friends told officials they were distracted for about 20 minutes and when they looked back at the pool they found their friend at the bottom of the pool.
After noticing the boy in the pool, the two friends performed CPR until paramedics arrived on the scene.
It is unknown how long the 16-year-old was at the bottom of the pool.

via FD: 16-year-old boy drowns in Glendale pool

A body found in the Colorado River has been identified as a Phoenix man reported missing last month on a commercial rafting trip in Grand Canyon National Park.
Park officials announced Friday that the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the body was that of 68-year-old Victor Tseng.
The body was recovered July 4 about 25 miles from where Tseng reportedly fell into from a ledge into the river on June 17. Authorities say he wasn’t wearing a life jacket.
Park Service officials say search and rescue teams combed the area by air and boat for days but turned up no clues about Tseng’s whereabouts.
Flyers with Tseng’s picture and description had remained posted at river trip launch areas and takeout points until the body was found and identified.

via Body found in Colorado River identified as Phoenix man, Victor Tseng

A 90-year-old woman is in critical condition after being found in a Phoenix pool Wednesday.
Phoenix Fire responded to the home near Alameda Road and 51st Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Crews attempted to resuscitate the woman. She was transported to a local hospital in extremely critical condition.
No other details were released.

via FD: 90-year-old woman transported to hospital after being found in pool.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has identified the Scottsdale man who drowned at Saguaro Lake Saturday afternoon.
Thomas Martin Huber, 42, was attempting a forward flip as he jumped from a cliff near Sandy Beach, according to Deputy Joaquin Enriquez. The momentum of the flip caused him to over-rotate and land on his back instead of striking the water with his feet.
Huber briefly resurfaced then went under the water.
Witnesses said Huber did not call for help and did not appear to be in distress.
Witnesses attempted to locate and recover Huber, but they were unable to do so.
MCSO Lake Patrol divers responded to the scene and located Huber in approximately 8 feet of water. Enriquez said the current had carried Huber a short distance downstream from where he had initially entered the water.
No obvious signs of trauma were found. His body was taken to the medical examiner’s office for further investigation.

via MCSO identifies Scottsdale man who drowned at Saguaro Lake.