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05 Jun 2012

3-Year-Old Drowning in Gold Canyon

3-Year-Old Drowning in Gold Canyon

by: Elias Johnson - PCSO

This afternoon at 4:55 p.m., PCSO deputies were called to a home in the 17000 block of Paseo Del Canto, Gold Canyon, on a report of a child drowning.  A PCSO deputy who arrived first on scene found a 27-year-old father performing CRP on his 3-year-old son.

The deputy immediately took over and resumed life saving measures.

Units with Apache Junction Fire also responded and helped with life saving measures.

The child was blue in color and was not responsive.

The toddler was transported to Arizona Regional Hospital by Apache Junction Fire where doctors were able to establish a faint pulse.  The child was then flown to Cardon Children's Medica Center in Mesa where he remains in extremely critical condition.

According to the father, the two were visiting the child's grandparent's home to swim when he left the child to use the bathroom.  The child was outside with a Labrador retriever when he somehow fell into the water.

There is a protective safety fence around the pool, however the entrance was found left open.  The father claims he was only away for aprox. two minutes.

The investigation is ongoing.

 

UPDATE JUNE 6, 2012: We were just notified that the 3 year old boy that had been pulled from a pool in #GoldCanyon on Monday passed away this morning at 1:22. Our thoughts go out to his family.

A car wash is being held this Saturday, June 9th from 7am on at Johnson Utilities to help raise money for funeral expenses and hospital bills.

 

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Elias Johnson - PCSO

Elias Johnson - PCSO

Public Information Officer, PCSO

The Public Information Officer acts as a point of contact between the office and local, state and national media. Duties include media relations and the development of print, audio and video news items to be released to the public. The Public Information Officer advises management of community relations’ projects and activities and answer questions concerning the Sheriff’s Office from the public, media, employees and other jurisdictions.

Elias has an extensive media background and is a decorated graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where he earned his degree in broadcast journalism.  Elias has worked not only in the Phoenix media market as a reporter but also in his home state of Iowa.

Website: pinalcountyaz.gov/Departments/Sheriff/News/Pages/Home.aspx

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