Broward County

Police look into drowning of 3-year-old in Broward County

Police are looking into a 3-year-old drowning Friday night in Coral Springs.

Around 7 p.m., Coral Springs-Parkland firefighters got a 911 call of a drowning in the 700 block of Northwest 127th Ave., the fire department said. When firefighters arrived they found a family performing CPR on a 3-year-old.

Paramedics worked to revive the child as they were taken to Broward Health Coral Springs. Hospital staff tried to revive the child, but the 3-year-old was pronounced dead, the fire department said.

Coral Springs police are investigating the drowning.

This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is available.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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