Family vacation ends in tragedy in Bradenton

By FOX 13 News Staff

Published April 18, 2024 11:48am EDT

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Bradenton Police Department is investigating a drowning that happened on Wednesday.

Police responded to a vacation rental home on 23rd Avenue West around 4:15 p.m.

A family member found a 15-month-old child unresponsive in a pool and pulled him from the water.

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Despite life-saving measures by EMS and medical professionals at Blake Hospital, the child died.

The child’s family is from Arkansas. The drowning appears accidental; however, the investigation is ongoing.

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