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FD: 5-year-old boy found at bottom of Mesa pool; in critical condition

FD: 5-year-old boy found at bottom of Mesa pool; in critical condition
Posted at 12:49 PM, Jun 25, 2018
and last updated 2018-06-26 08:12:24-04

Officials are investigating a near-drowning involving a child at a Mesa home. 

Emergency crews were called to a home near McKellips Road and Val Vista Drive after noon on Monday.  

Mesa fire officials say a 5-year-old boy was found at the bottom of a pool. A family member performed CPR on the child before officials arrived. 

The child is said to be breathing on his own but is in critical condition. 

Officials say the pool was fenced in and it's unclear at this time how the child got access to the pool.

This is the 11th media-reported near-drowning incident in the Valley in 2018. There have also been eight media-reported drownings in the Valley this year.