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Yuma police: 2 children drown in backyard swimming pool

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YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Yuma police say two children have drowned in a backyard swimming pool.

Police Lt. Robert Conley said the children were pronounced dead at a hospital Tuesday evening after officers responding to a reported drowning found the children unresponsive and performed life-saving measures.

No information was released about the ages or gender of the children or circumstances of the incident.