Two-year-old girl hospitalized after drowning in Yuma pool

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a call about a two-year-old child drowning in a pool.

At about 7:38 p.m. on June 5, officers and Yuma Fire Department (YFD) were called about a possible drowning at a home pool in the midwest area of Yuma. No exact address or nearby locations were given to us in the press release.

Firefighters found that the girl was taken out of the pool and a bystander was performing CPR.

The girl was then taken to Onvida Health, where the child regained a pulse and was flown to a Phoenix hospital.

YPD resumed their investigation of the drowning.

The two-year-old girl is in critical condition, according to YPD.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to called YPD at (928) 373-4700 or 78-Crime at (928) 782-7463 to remain anonymous.