Water Related Incident Stories
2024 Stories
- Toddler dies after being found in backyard pool in north Phoenix June 17, 2024
- Crews recover body of person who didn’t resurface at Tempe Town Lake June 17, 2024
- 1-year-old West Valley boy drowns in hot tub June 15, 2024
- 2-year-old girl dead after being pulled from Phoenix pool June 15, 2024
- 6-year-old boy dies after being pulled from lake at Mesa apartment complex June 11, 2024
- Child dead after being pulled from Mesa lake near Power and Baseline roads June 11, 2024
- Teenage boy dead after kayak capsizes at Butcher Jones Beach May 31, 2024
- Child drownings in Phoenix area on pace for ‘horrific’ year May 28, 2024
- Body found after man drowned at Bartlett Lake May 27, 2024
- Toddler nearly drowns in East Valley pool May 25, 2024
2023 Stories
- 1-year-old boy dies after being pulled from Mesa backyard pool May 28, 2023
- 8-year-old in critical condition after being pulled out of Lake Havasu May 27, 2023
- Child in serious condition after being pulled from Tempe pool May 26, 2023
- 18-month-old boy pulled from pool at Chandler home May 23, 2023
- Four-year-old dead after being pulled from a Phoenix hotel pool May 8, 2023
- Crews recover body of a man who allegedly went into a lake near Dobson and Baseline roads May 8, 2023
- 2-year-old dies after being pulled from Phoenix pool May 8, 2023
- Body found in canal near 111th Avenue and Indian School Road May 8, 2023
- Child dies after being found underwater in bathtub in San Tan Valley March 29, 2023
- 2 dead, others rescued in several different water incidents in the Phoenix area March 17, 2023
2022 Stories
- Friend of Colorado teen who drowned in Phoenix hotel pool recounts their efforts to rescue the victim May 28, 2022
- Peoria fire captain shares lake safety tips after 4 drownings at Lake Pleasant May 23, 2022
- Body of 18-year-old missing swimmer recovered after ‘possibly drowning’ at Lake Pleasant May 15, 2022
- 3-year-old in extremely critical condition after being found face down in Phoenix pool May 11, 2022
- Child in critical condition after near-drowning in Paradise Valley pool May 7, 2022
- 3-year-old girl dies after being pulled from pool in west Phoenix April 11, 2022
- 15-year-old boy in critical condition after nearly drowning in north Phoenix April 10, 2022
- Toddler dies after being pulled from pool in south Phoenix March 14, 2022
- 2 dead, 1 hurt after canoe overturns in Lake Pleasant: MCSO February 13, 2022
- Baby boy died after drowning in Buckeye backyard pond February 8, 2022
2021 Stories
- FD: 3-year-old boy drowns during 4th of July party in Glendale July 4, 2021
- Man drowns while swimming in Salt River, MCSO says May 31, 2021
- Family identifies 3-year-old boy who died after being pulled from Phoenix canal May 24, 2021
- 3-year-old sent to hospital after near-drowning in Tempe May 23, 2021
- FD: 7-year-old dies after being pulled from pool at Chandler apartment complex May 20, 2021
- 1-year-old girl dies after being pulled from Tempe apartment pool May 17, 2021
- 1-year-old pulled from Tempe apartment pool, rushed to hospital May 16, 2021
- Body of man who disappeared at Saguaro Lake recovered by deputies May 15, 2021
- Woman found at bottom of Phoenix pool drowns May 15, 2021
- Valley toddler makes ‘miraculous’ recovery after near-drowning May 8, 2021
2020 Stories
2019 Stories
- FD: 3-year-old boy in critical condition after near-drowning June 23, 2019
- MCSO identifies woman who drowned after tube flipped over on Verde River June 9, 2019
- MCSO searching for body of missing jet skier at Lake Pleasant May 27, 2019
- Phoenix man drowns at Fossil Creek’s ‘toilet bowl’ May 16, 2019
- PD: Glendale three-month-old dies after falling into pool May 14, 2019
- Body of missing diver recovered at Lake Pleasant, per MCSO May 8, 2019
- FD: 48-year-old man found dead in swimming pool May 5, 2019
- FD: 8-month-old girl dies after being found in a toilet May 1, 2019
- MCSO: 3-year-old found unresponsive in Queen Creek pool dies April 19, 2019
- FD: 18-year-old wearing leaf blower found at bottom of pool April 15, 2019
2018 Stories
2017 Stories
- Toddler pronounced dead after being pulled from pool July 2, 2017
- Toddler dies after being pulled from Phoenix pool – ABC15 Arizona July 2, 2017
- Buckeye Fire: 18-month-old girl pulled from pool, airlifted to hospital in critical condition – ABC15 Arizona June 10, 2017
- Woman drowns overnight in west Phoenix canal; another body recovered hours earlier – ABC15 Arizona June 5, 2017
- Two-year-old girl hospitalized after being pulled from Gilbert pool – ABC15 Arizona May 20, 2017
- FD: Baby found unresponsive in bucket of water in Phoenix – ABC15 Arizona May 16, 2017
- Mesa police: 3-year-old boy dies after being found in backyard pool – ABC15 Arizona May 14, 2017
- Avondale Police: 6-year-old boy drowns in pool during family party – ABC15 Arizona May 13, 2017
- Child drowns on Northwest Side – KVOA | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona April 27, 2017
- MCSO recovers body, after mom speaks out about son’s jet ski accident, disappearance at Saguaro Lake – ABC15 Arizona April 24, 2017
2016 Stories
- MCSO: Body recovered after Apache Lake drowning – ABC15 Arizona July 3, 2016
- MCSO: 2-year-old dies after drowning in hot tub in Cave Creek – ABC15 Arizona July 1, 2016
- Girl, 4, drowns at Phoenix family party | 12NEWS.com June 28, 2016
- Two-year-old girl drowns in Glendale; doctors fought to save her, but it was too late – ABC15 Arizona June 17, 2016
- Boy, 3, pulled out of family’s pool on Tucson’s southwest side | Local news | tucson.com June 13, 2016
- 15 year-old boy drowns over Memorial Day weekend – Parker Live June 1, 2016
- PD: Peoria boy at hospital after near-drowning, saved by off-duty firefighter and nurse – ABC15 Arizona May 30, 2016
- Gilbert Fire: 2-year-old girl taken to hospital after pulled from pool in Gilbert – ABC15 Arizona May 17, 2016
- Firefighters fix fence for Peoria family after child submerged in backyard pool – ABC15 Arizona April 28, 2016
- Police: Toddler pulled from Mesa pool has died April 22, 2016
2015 Stories
- FD: Girl pulled from pool in serious condition June 14, 2015
- Boy nearly drowns on southside – KVOA | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona June 14, 2015
- MCSO working body recovery mission at Lake Pleasant after teen reportedly drowns June 14, 2015
- Phoenix Fire: Teen boy in critical condition after incident at Cortez pool June 11, 2015
- Friends remember teen who drowned at Lake Pleasant June 7, 2015
- Gilbert FD: 6-year-old pulled from pool, revived by CPR from bystanders March 14, 2015
- Mesa Fire: Toddler in critical condition after near-drowning March 6, 2015
- Child almost drowns in Phoenix pool March 3, 2015
- FD: 4-year-old boy pulled from Scottsdale pool February 15, 2015
- El Mirage police: Child in hospital after drowning call February 3, 2015
2014 Stories
- 21-month-old in ‘unstable’ condition taken to hospital in Goodyear drowning August 18, 2014
- 2-year-old critical in near-drowning close to Florence August 18, 2014
- FD: 2-year-old girl pulled from Glendale pool in very critical condition July 26, 2014
- Woman’s body recovered from canal July 26, 2014
- 3rd swimmer missing in 3 days at Lake Mead July 23, 2014
- FD: 2-year-old in Surprise airlifted to hospital after falling in pool July 17, 2014
- Woman found dead in Phoenix backyard pool July 17, 2014
- Fire: Woman found unconscious in Phoenix pool July 17, 2014
- FD: 16-year-old boy drowns in Glendale pool July 14, 2014
- Body found in Colorado River identified as Phoenix man, Victor Tseng July 11, 2014
2013 Stories
- San Tan Valley girl dies after found in swimming pool February 13, 2013
- Arizona drowning: Authorities say 3-year-old girl likely drowned in Tucson family pool February 7, 2013
- Water Safety via Fire House Facts February 7, 2013
- Police work to identify body found in Phoenix canal February 7, 2013
- 2-year-old girl drowns in Litchfield Park pool February 7, 2013
- Body of missing cliff diver found in Saguaro Lake February 7, 2013
- Off-duty Phoenix firefighter saves child from drowning February 7, 2013
- 5-year-old boy tells how he saved his sister from near drowning February 7, 2013
- A Call to Action: Parents and Children Need to “リPool Safely’ in Pools and Spas over the July 4th Holiday February 7, 2013
- Hello world! January 30, 2013
2012 Stories
- PCSO: 3-year-old boy dies after found in pool August 7, 2012
- Divers find body at Lake Pleasant August 7, 2012
- Boy, 4, gives family scare in Maricopa pool August 7, 2012
- 5-year-old NM boy drowns in Arizona community pool August 7, 2012
- Girl, father try to save Gilbert boy from drowning August 7, 2012
- Woman watching infant charged with Child Abuse after near-drowning in tub August 7, 2012
- FD: 2-year-old pulled from Mesa pool August 7, 2012
- Teen pulled from river in critical condition August 7, 2012
- FD: 1-year-old pulled from Phoenix pool in ‘extremely critical’ condition August 7, 2012
- Boy nearly drowns during birthday party August 7, 2012
2011 Stories
- FD: Baby drowns in Mesa bathtub December 28, 2011
- 18-month-old child pulled from Scottsdale pool December 28, 2011
- Toddler critical after being pulled from Phoenix pool December 28, 2011
- Phoenix teen found unconscious in pool December 28, 2011
- Grieving father pushes legislation on flotation devices December 28, 2011
- 8-month-old drowns in Kingman: No decision yet on charges December 28, 2011
- Police: 18-month-old rescued from Phoenix pool in near drowning December 28, 2011
- Phoenix police: Body found at bottom of Maryvale park pool December 28, 2011
- Listen to sound of a drowning December 5, 2011
- Phoenix firefighters go door-to-door after drowning December 5, 2011
2010 Stories
- Glendale infant critical following near drowning November 29, 2010
- Scary Morning for Mesa Family After Girl Nearly Drowns in Toilet November 29, 2010
- Boy nearly drowns in Tucson resort swimming pool November 29, 2010
- 12-year-old boy nearly drowns in YMCA pool in Goodyear November 29, 2010
- Phoenix toddler nearly drowns after using doggy door to get to pool November 29, 2010
- Infant rushed to hospital after near drowning in bathtub November 29, 2010
- Phoenix woman found dead in her pool November 29, 2010
- Gilbert Fire Department responds to drowning call for 19-month-old girl November 29, 2010
- Gilbert toddler dies 2 days after being pulled from pool November 29, 2010
- Family speaks out after 2-year-old nearly drowns in Phoenix November 29, 2010