South Plainfield Boy, 2, Dies In Hospital After Being Found In Pool

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — The two-year-old South Plainfield boy who was found non-responsive in a backyard swimming pool earlier this week — and was on life support ever since the incident — died Friday at a hospital.

The child's death was announced Friday by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and South Plainfield Police Chief Peter Papa.

The two-year-old boy remained in critical condition for four days after he was found in the pool. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased Friday. This is a GoFundMe account created for the child's family.

He was found in the pool this past Tuesday, May 28 (the prosecutor originally said this happened May 25, but that is not accurate, she said). At 7:36 p.m. that evening, South Plainfield Police received a 911 call reporting a child was found in a backyard pool and wasn’t breathing. This was at a home on Palmer Avenue in South Plainfield.

Upon arrival, police performed CPR on the two-year-old and transported him to JFK Hospital in Edison. Due to the severity of his condition, he was then transferred to Jersey Shore Medical Center, and that is where he died Friday, May 31.

This is the second drowning of a toddler boy in Middlesex County this week: Last Saturday, May 25, a four-year-old boy drowned in a backyard swimming pool on Georges Road in North Brunswick. Read that story: Boy, 4, Drowns In North Brunswick Backyard Swimming Pool

The South Plainfield incident is being reviewed by Detective Craig Magnani of the South Plainfield Police Department who can be reached at 908-226-7682 or Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office who can be reached at 732 745-8843.

Original Patch report: South Plainfield Boy, 2, Clinging To Life After Near Drowning In Pool

Announced this week: Middlesex County Launches Free Swim Lessons For All 2nd Graders