MESA, AZ — A four-year-old boy has died after he was found in a swimming pool.
At around 6 p.m. Monday, Mesa Fire crews were called to a home near Sossaman and Broadway roads for reports of a child who was found in a pool.
Officials say the boy was at home with his parents and was outside playing before he was found in the water. It's unknown at this time how long the boy was underwater.
Police say the pool did not have a fence around it.
He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to Mesa police. The incident is being investigated as an accident, according to police.
This was the first of two drowning calls in the Valley within an hour of each other Monday. Shortly after this incident, a five-year-old child was taken to a hospital after he was found in a swimming pool in Phoenix.
