GILBERT, AZ — Two children were pulled from pools in Gilbert and Goodyear on Sunday evening, leaving a one-year-old boy dead and another child taken to the hospital.
The first drowning call came out of Gilbert, where police say they were called to the home near Higley and Elliot roads just after 5:30 p.m.
When officers arrived, they began lifesaving efforts on a 1-year-old boy before he was taken to the hospital.
He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
It's not clear how long the boy was in the pool.
Police are investigating what led up to the drowning.
Then, around 7:30 p.m., Goodyear police say they were called to a home near Estrella Parkway and Van Buren Street for a possible child drowning.
First responders arrived and found family members performing CPR on the child. The child was reportedly breathing and taken to a hospital for precautionary treatment.
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