Four Hospitalized After Being Shocked In Palm Desert Hotel Pool

PALM DESERT, CA - Four people, including two children, were hospitalized after being electrically shocked in a Palm Desert hotel swimming pool Wednesday.

The incident was reported at 4 p.m. at the Marriott Shadow Ridge Resort, 9003 Shadow Ridge Road.

Four people suffered minor injuries while swimming in the Chuckawalla Pool at the resort, said April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department. All four patients were taken to a hospital for treatment.

The cause of the electrical short was unknown Wednesday afternoon, Newman said.

— By City News Service / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone