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PD: 2-year-old dies in Yuma pool drowning

pool water drowning AP
Posted at 9:23 AM, Jun 14, 2022
and last updated 2022-06-14 12:23:03-04

YUMA, AZ — A 2-year-old boy died after a drowning incident in a Yuma pool on Monday.

Emergency crews were dispatched around noon Monday for a drowning in the Pecan Grove area. Life-saving measures were performed on the involved child, and the child was ultimately flown to a Phoenix hospital for treatment.

Yuma police say the victim was pronounced dead a few hours later.

Further details about the incident were not immediately available.