Crime & Safety

Toddler Drowns In Miami Pool: Police

A 2-year-old boy drowned Sunday morning in the pool of a Miami home, police said.

MIAMI, FL — A 2-year-old boy drowned Sunday morning in the pool of a Miami home, according to a Miami-Dade Police Department news release.

Hammocks District officers responded to the 170th Terrace Southwest home around 10 a.m.
Officers found the toddler unresponsive in the pool, police said. They began resuscitative efforts until Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel arrived at the home.

The child was airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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