Toddler Suffers Life-Threatening Injury After Being Pulled From North Phoenix Pool

Overview

• A toddler was pulled from a backyard pool at a north Phoenix home Saturday just before 5:30 p.m., according to Phoenix police.
• Family members removed the child from the water and drove to a nearby hospital before officers arrived.
• Police say the child remains hospitalized with a life-threatening injury.
• Officers responded to a report of a possible drowning at a home in the Deer Valley neighborhood near the Loop 101 corridor.
• Investigators have not said how long the child was underwater or what led up to the incident.