Updated: 11:20 AM CDT May 10, 2021
RIO VISTA, Texas Deputies are investigating the death of a missing child found in the bottom of a swimming pool, Johnson County Sheriff Adam King said in a press release.
On Saturday, deputies responded to a missing child call at a residence in the 700 Block of County Road 1104A in Rio Vista, Texas near State Highway 174, officials said.
Deputies along with fire department members and Rio Vista police officers searched the property which included an in-ground pool. The pool water was described as murky with no visibility, according to Sheriff King.
Deputies located the unresponsive child at the bottom of the pool, the sheriff s office said. On-scene fire personnel began CPR, then the child was transported to Cooks Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth by helicopter.
Published May 10, 2021 •
Updated on May 10, 2021 at 1:23 pm
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A Johnson Country child is dead after an swimming pool accident on Saturday.
According to the Johnson County Sheriff s Department, deputies responded to a residence in the 700 Block of County Road 1104A in Rio Vista concerning a missing child.
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Deputies when they arrived, they searched the property for the child. Fire department personnel and Rio Vista police officers also assisted in the search.
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