A young boy died after he fell into a pool at an Arizona home Monday afternoon and drowned, police say.
The Gilbert Police Department said they responded to a child drowning call at a home around 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 4.
Police said the boy, who was 1½ years old, exited the house into the backyard through a doggie door before falling into the unfenced pool.
"Life-saving measures were provided at the home before the child was transported to the hospital and pronounced deceased a short time later," police said in a news release.
Gilbert PD say the investigation in the case is ongoing.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more children ages 1-4 die from drowning than any other cause of death.
For children ages 5-14, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death after motor vehicle crashes.
The CDC said there are about 4,000 fatal unintentional drownings every year in the United States, which is an average of 11 per day. There are about 8,000 nonfatal drownings each year, which is about 22 per day.
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Gilbert Fire and Rescue encourages pool owners and parents to following the ABCD's of drowning prevention:
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