Crime & Safety
Child Drowns After Going Into Fort Lauderdale Pool
A child who was rushed to the hospital after being pulled from a pool in Fort Lauderdale has died.
May 17, 2024
FORT LAUDERDALE - A child who was rushed to the hospital after being pulled from a pool in Fort Lauderdale has died.
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According to police, when first responders arrived at a home in the 1800 block of NW 15th Place just after 7 p.m. they immediately began CPR on the child. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center on advanced life support but he did not survive.
According to Stop Drowning Now, drowning is fast and silent and can happen in as little as 20-60 seconds. Florida leads the nation in child drowning deaths. The Florida Department of Children and Families data shows that at least 97 kids drowned in the last year.
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