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A 2-year-old boy was in extremely critical condition Monday evening after a family member found the child unresponsive in a swimming pool in Phoenix.
Phoenix fire personnel responded to a call of a possible drowning Sunday at a home near 68th and Southern avenues in the Laveen Village neighborhood, according to Kenny Overton, a spokesperson for the Phoenix Fire Department.
Family members had already started CPR procedures on the child when firefighters arrived on the scene, Overton said. Phoenix Police continued resuscitation procedures when they arrived.
Paramedics rushed the boy to the hospital where he remains in critical condition, according to the department.
Reach breaking news reporter Steven Hernandez at [email protected] or on Twitter @The_HdzCo.
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