NEW RIVER, AZ — Officials say a young child was pulled from a backyard pool at a New River home on Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. in a residential area along I-17 south of New River Road.
Daisy Mountain Fire and Medical officials identified the child as a 2-year-old who was in the water for an unknown amount of time.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says the pool the child was found in was at a neighbor's home.
The child was in cardiac arrest when emergency crews arrived and has since been taken to a hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
Video from the scene showed the pool was equipped with a fence. It's not clear whether the fence and gate were secured, or how the child got into the pool.
No further information was immediately available.
