A tragic event unfolded in a south Phoenix apartment complex when a young child was found unconscious in a bathtub and later pronounced dead after rescue efforts. According to Arizona's Family, Phoenix police and fire departments responded promptly around 12:15 p.m. to a report involving a young child found in a bathtub without supervision for an unknown duration.
Efforts to save the girl were immediate as Phoenix Fire Capt. Shaun DuBois detailed that paramedics arrived on the scene to discover officers already administering CPR to the child. Despite these efforts, the child was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The child's age was previously reported as being 2 years old, but was later corrected by Phoenix police, refraining from disclosing her exact age as stated by Arizona's Family.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain a mystery as officials have yet to determine whether the child was left unattended by a parent, guardian, or babysitter. No arrests have been made at this time. The police department is currently investigating what led to the young girl's untimely death.
In a similar account by ABC15, it was noted that firefighters arrived to find Phoenix police officers already engaged in life-saving measures performing CPR on the girl when firefighters arrived, she was rushed to the hospital in "extremely critical condition" but ultimately succumbed to her condition. As the community reels from this tragic loss, authorities continue piecing together the events that led to this heartbreaking incident.
