GILBERT, Ariz. — A 1-year-old child died after being pulled from a pool at a home in Gilbert Monday, according to officials with the Gilbert Police Department.
Authorities with Gilbert Fire and Rescue and the Gilbert Police Department responded to a home near Greenfield and Guadalupe roads at 2:30 p.m. Monday for reports of a child drowning.
Life-saving measures were performed on scene before the child was taken to a nearby hospital where the child died, authorities said.
Police were told that the child was found inside the pool. Detectives are investigating the circumstances that led to the drowning.
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