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FD: 1-year-old in critical condition after near-drowning in Buckeye

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Posted at 2:42 PM, Jul 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-20 01:19:46-04

BUCKEYE, AZ — A 1-year-old boy is in critical condition after being pulled from a pool near Broadway and Miller roads.

Buckeye firefighters were called to a home for a report of a drowning at around 1:20 p.m. Sunday.

When officials arrived on scene, the 1-year-old was out of the pool and unresponsive as family members did CPR.

Firefighters say there was no fence around the pool.

The boy was transported to a local hospital.

It is unclear how long the child was underwater.