Crime & Safety
2nd Sibling Dies After Hotel Drowning
A 17-year-old girl found unresponsive in a Tampa hotel's pool earlier in the week has died.

TAMPA, FL — As the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a June 18 double drowning at the Clarion Inn hotel on East Adamo Drive, authorities say the second child involved has died. Kesha Greco, 17, of Dallas, Texas, was pronounced dead Tuesday evening at Tampa General Hospital.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were called to the 9331 E. Adamo Drive hotel around 3:19 p.m. June 18. When they arrived, they learned that two children had been pulled from the hotel's pool. The siblings, Kesha, and 12-year-old Sebastano Greco, were unresponsive.
“Deputies and fire rescue attempted to perform life-saving measures on both children,” a Tuesday night email from the sheriff’s office said. Sebastano was pronounced dead on the scene, authorities say.
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What led to the double drowning remains under investigation. Deputies say the siblings and their family were in Tampa from Dallas for a large church group function.
No further information is being released at this time.
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