Deputies: 4-year-old dies after being found at bottom of pool
TROUP COUNTY, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - First responders in Troup County said a 4-year-old child drowned in a family pool Wednesday morning.
The Troup County Sheriff’s Office said they were called out to a home on Willis Drive about 10:15 a.m. after a 911 call reporting the child was found at the bottom of an above-ground family pool. Deputies said the child was pulled out of the water and CPR was administered until rescue workers arrived at the scene.
Emergency crews took over, but they were not able to revive the child, deputies said.
Deputies are calling this a terrible tragedy but said they continue to investigate.
The name of the child has not been released.