GOODYEAR, AZ — A 5-year-old boy has died after he was pulled from a swimming pool in Goodyear earlier this week.
At about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Goodyear emergency crews were called to a home near Sarival Avenue and Yuma Road for a child who was found underwater for an unknown amount of time.
The boy was treated at the house by paramedics before he was rushed to a trauma center for further treatment, according to Goodyear Fire Department. The department said Friday that the boy died Thursday night because of his injuries.
The child's identity hasn't been released.
As of August 25, there were 41 instances where a child was pulled from water, with eight of those instances being deadly, according to media reports.
No other details have been released.
