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FD: 2-year-old boy pulled from Phoenix pool dies at hospital

Posted at 6:29 PM, Sep 15, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-16 17:35:17-04

A two-year-old boy pulled from a Phoenix pool Saturday evening has died. 

According to Phoenix fire officials, family members found the child in a pool near 24th Street and Southern Avenue and began performing CPR. It is unknown how long the child was underwater.

Officials say Phoenix police arrived on scene and continued life-saving measures until rescue crews arrived minutes after and took the child to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

No further information was immediately available.