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1 drowns in Phoenix backyard pool

Firefighters found a man in his 70s in a backyard pool, unconscious and not breathing.
Credit: 12 News

PHOENIX — A man is dead after he drowned in a backyard Ahwatukee pool, authorities said. 

Phoenix firefighters were called to a home in Ahwatukee near Loop 101 and Warner Elliot Loop, authorities said. When firefighters got to the home, they found a man in his 70s unconscious and not breathing in a backyard pool. 

The man was beyond resuscitation, authorities said.

Phoenix police are investigating the situation. 

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