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Toddler drowns at northwest valley apartment pool

Updated Monday, Aug. 3, 2015 | 9:03 p.m.

Incident

A toddler found face down in a pool at a northwest valley apartment complex Monday afternoon has died, according to Metro Police.

Police were called about 4:15 p.m. to the Tivoli Apartments, located at 4650 North Rainbow Blvd., near Lone Mountain Road, where a child between 1 and 2 years old was found in the water, Officer Larry Hadfield said.

The child, whose gender was not immediately available, was transported to MountainView Hospital, Hadfield said.

Lt. David Gordon confirmed that the toddler drowned in the complex's pool.

Child abuse and neglect detectives responded to the scene, which is standard operating procedure in injury cases involving children, he said.

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