2-year-old dies in Miami-Dade accidental drowning – NBC 6 South Florida

Miami-Dade Police responded this morning to a house on the block of SW 170th Terrace after receiving a frantic call about a child drowning.

According to authorities, investigators observed a small toddler that had just been pulled out of the pool and was unresponsive.

“The caretaker took their eyes off of a small child for a moment and that child exited an enclosed area and then exited another door and wound up in this pool,” said Detective Andre Brown, spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Officers jumped into action and performed CPR on the child, who was then airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

“It’s every parent’s worst nightmare,” said the Miami-Dade spokesperson. “This looks like a very, very tragic accident.”

“I can’t believe it,” said a family friend who showed up to the scene and spoke to NBC 6.

According to this friend, the name of the 2-year-old was Santiago, and his family is from Cuba.

“I don’t know what happened, but I do know that they are amazing parents and grandparents—an excellent family,” she said.

At this time, police are calling the drowning accidental.

There have been 84 child drownings so far this year in Florida, according to the Child Fatality Prevention website.

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