Police: 2-year-old boy drowns in Florida pool

LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) - Authorities in Florida say a two-year-old boy drowned in a backyard pool.

The Sun Sentinel reports Lauderhill police spokesman Lt. Michael Santiago says police received a report of a “lifeless” child in a pool on Friday.

Santiago says there was no party or event taking place, but family members, friends and workers were present at the home.

He says a family member pulled the child from the water and the first officer on the scene performed CPR until paramedics arrived.

The child was taken to the hospital, where he died.

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Information from: Sun Sentinel , https://www.sun-sentinel.com/