Backyard pools can be a wonderful addition to a home, but they can also be dangerous, particularly for children. Pool safety is so important for families. If kids want to swim, then an adult must be there to supervise and minimize drowning risk. No exceptions. And if you own a pool, it’s important to make sure it is secure when not in use. Still, even the most diligent pool owners can have accidents.
Tragically, hundreds of children drown in pools each year and thousands more visit emergency rooms across the country from water-related injuries. Medical professionals in Arizona recently pronounced a child dead from drowning, only to have the child miraculously wake up hours later.
Police from the Gilbert Police Department responded to a call on February 8, 2026, which happened to be Super Bowl Sunday. When they arrived at the home around 5:30 p.m., emergency responders began life-saving measures on an unidentified child who had drowned in the backyard pool, KPHO reported. They rushed the child to an area hospital, where staff declared the child dead around 6:30 p.m…