The Pima County Sheriff's Department is investigating the drowning death of a 4-year-old child this morning on Tucson's west side.
Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a missing child in the 6000 block of South Plaza Del Perdiz at 9 a.m., according to a news release from PCSD.
Shortly after arriving, deputies found the child unresponsive in a nearby residential pool, the news release said. They pulled the child from the water and began life-saving efforts. The child was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The investigation is ongoing.
