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FD: Child remains in critical condition after being pulled from pool in Glendale Monday

Posted at 4:33 PM, Feb 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-25 13:43:47-05

GLENDALE, AZ — A one-year-old child remains in critical condition Tuesday after being pulled from a backyard pool in Glendale Monday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the home near 67th Avenue and Camelback Road Monday around 3 p.m.

Firefighters say family members noticed the boy had been missing for around five minutes. When they went to look for the child, the boy's older sister found the toddler in the pool.

She pulled the boy from the pool, called 9-1-1 and started CPR.

Firefighters say the child remains in critical condition at this time.

This is one of two drowning calls reported in the Valley Monday afternoon.

Just minutes after this report, a one-year-old child was also rushed to the hospital after being pulled from a backyard pool near 40th Street and Southern in Phoenix.

This is a developing story. Stay with ABC15 News and abc15.com for updates.