3-year-old drowns in backyard pool of Fresno home, police say
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- Fresno police reported a second child drowning in a backyard pool this August.
- A 3-year-old girl died despite CPR efforts after being found in an above ground pool.
- Earlier this month, 2-year-old Amber Gill drowned in a separate pool incident.
A 3-year-old girl drowned Wednesday morning in an above-ground pool in the backyard of a Fresno home, police said.
Officers responded at 11:20 a.m. in the 4600 block of East Washington Avenue, near Maple and Belmont avenues.
The girl was found in the pool by a friend of the father, police said.
First responders performed CPR on the child, who died later at Community Regional Medical Center, police said.
Police said no foul play was suspected.
It’s the second drowning this month involving a child in the pool of a Fresno home.
On Aug. 9, a 2-year-old girl was found in the backyard pool of a home in a neighborhood near Veterans Boulevard and North Blythe Avenue.
Officers were told the toddler, identified as Amber Gill, fell in the pool accidentally.
