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Two-year-old girl dies after falling into Tempe swimming pool Monday

Police say the girl's parents found her in the backyard pool
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TEMPE, AZ — A child has died after being pulled from a swimming pool in Tempe.

Just before 11 a.m. Monday, emergency crews were called to a home near Rural and Warner roads for a possible drowning.

Officials say a two-year-old girl was pulled from a backyard swimming pool and taken to a hospital in critical condition.

She was later pronounced dead.

It's unknown how long the child was in the water or what led to the incident. Officials say the girl was found by her parents.

So far this year, ABC15 has recorded seven drownings involving minors across the Valley and 42 near-drownings. See more in the map below