911 call: Gilbert toddler found alive in morgue hours after being declared dead at hospital

GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — A newly released police report and 911 calls are providing new details about how an 18-month-old boy who was declared dead at a Gilbert hospital was later found alive in the morgue.

The child was pulled from a backyard swimming pool during a Super Bowl party around 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 8. According to the police report, the toddler had been floating face down in the pool for approximately 10 to 15 minutes. A 911 call from the scene captured a family member frantically reporting the incident and describing relatives performing CPR. Once first responders arrived on scene, the boy was rushed to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.

At 6:20 p.m., a doctor pronounced him dead and his parents said goodbye…

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