Two young children were pulled from a private pool in Kissimmee on Friday and rushed to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for treatment, according to Osceola County deputies. Both children, reported to be about 5 years old, were alive and receiving care, deputies said. Investigators are still working to determine how the children ended up in the water.
What Deputies Say Happened
According to WESH, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office responded to a Kissimmee residence after bystanders pulled two unresponsive children from a backyard pool. Emergency crews transported both children to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children for evaluation and treatment. Deputies told reporters the children were conscious when they arrived at the hospital, and that the situation remains under investigation.
Officials did not identify the children or provide additional details about the homeowner, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said in an initial update. The agency's public pages list contact numbers and media resources for investigators handling the case, and detectives are asking anyone with information to get in touch through the office's tip lines. At this stage, deputies have not announced any criminal charges related to the incident.
Pool Safety and the Bigger Picture
Drowning can happen in seconds and often without dramatic splashing, and it remains a leading cause of unintentional injury death for young children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes. The CDC recommends practical steps such as a designated "water watcher," four-sided fencing around pools, life jackets for non-swimmers, and formal swim lessons to reduce risk for children. Local hospitals and safety officials also urge caregivers to learn pediatric CPR and maintain close, undistracted supervision whenever children are near water.
This spring has seen other pool tragedies in the Kissimmee area, including an April drowning at a resort that left a 4-year-old dead, a reminder of persistent hazards around residential and vacation pools. Coverage of the earlier incident and local calls for stepped-up water safety appeared in a report on the resort drowning of 4-year-old. Investigators in the latest case say they are canvassing the neighborhood and reviewing any available surveillance footage.
Deputies encourage anyone who witnessed the Friday incident or who has video or other information to contact the Osceola County Sheriff's Office tip line. Authorities have asked the public to respect the children's family's privacy while detectives piece together what happened, and said they will release updates as they become available.
