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A 7-year-old child died after drowning in an apartment pool on Wednesday, according to the Chandler Fire Department.
Officials said crews responded to a drowning call at an apartment complex near Ray Road and Arizona Avenue. The child was found in the pool without a pulse and not breathing.
The child was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but later died.
The Chandler Police Department said an investigation into the drowning is ongoing.
This is the 13th water-related fatality to occur in Maricopa and Pinal counties this year, including nine adults,