AHWATUKEE, AZ — Phoenix police say a young child was pulled from a backyard pool in Ahwatukee Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred at a home in a neighborhood near 21st Street and Chandler Boulevard.
Officials say the child, a 3-year-old boy, fell into a pool and was awake, crying and breathing when he was pulled out.
The child was taken to a hospital for evaluation after the submersion.
This is the second incident involving children in pools in Phoenix in less than 24 hours. A 9-year-old boy was taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition after he was pulled from a pool near 19th Avenue and Camelback Road Tuesday evening.
