Boy, 4, drowns in northwest valley pool
A 4-year-old boy who was found in a northwest Las Vegas pool died Tuesday night after he was transported to Centennial Hills Hospital. The incident happened on Lethbridge Avenue, north of the intersection of Buffalo Drive and Racel Street. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
This house on Lethbridge Avenue in northwest Las Vegas is believed to be the site where a 4-year-old boy was found in a pool on Tuesday night, April 21, 2015. The boy was taken to Centennial Hills Hospital, where he died. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
This house on Lethbridge Avenue in northwest Las Vegas is believed to be the site where a 4-year-old boy was found in a swimming pool on Tuesday night, April 21, 2015. The boy was taken to Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center where he died. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A 4-year-old boy died Tuesday night after he was found submerged in a swimming pool, Las Vegas police said.
The boy was found by a family member, and he died at Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center after he could not be revived on the scene, Metro supervisor Lt. Bruce Miyama said.
Police responded to the home in the 7600 block of Lethbridge Avenue, near North Buffalo Drive and Racel Street, about 7:30 p.m.
Detectives are investigating the incident, Miyama said.
Additional details were not immediately available.
The boy’s identity will be released later by the Clark County coroner’s office.
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