4-year-old boy drowned after falling into Fort Lauderdale pool, police say – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A 4-year-old boy drowned after falling into a swimming pool at a Fort Lauderdale home, police said.

Fort Lauderdale police and fire units were dispatched to the scene of a reported drowning accident in the area of ​​the 1800 block of NW 15th Place shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday.

“Dispatched to the drowning scene … it is a 4-year-old male drowning in the pool,” a dispatcher said in radio transmissions.

According to investigators, the victim was found in the pool.

7News cameras captured paramedics performing CPR on the boy.

Paramedics transported the child in cardiac arrest to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Police have not released any further details about the drowning case as the investigation continues.

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