Overview
- A food deliveryman discovered the boy floating in an apartment complex pool and called 911 after initially thinking the object was a shirt.
- First responders took the child to the hospital in extremely critical condition after bystanders performed dispatcher-guided CPR.
- Fire officials said no one on scene knew CPR and the boy’s father was overcome with emotion and collapsed during the emergency response.
- Investigators have confirmed a fenced barrier around the pool but have not determined whether the gate was locked or how long the child was in the water.
- Local officials link the case to a recent string of canal and pool incidents in the Phoenix area and say the event highlights gaps in supervision, pool access controls, and public CPR readiness.