Toddler Found Floating In Pond At Oceanside Home
OCEANSIDE, CA — A toddler was pulled from a pond Tuesday afternoon in Oceanside, authorities said.
Police responded to a radio call shortly before 4 p.m. of a 1-and-a-half-year-old drowning victim in the 2800 block of Benet Road, according to the Oceanside Police Department.
“The child’s mother found the toddler floating in a small pond on the property and not breathing,” police Lt. Lieutenant Bill Weese said.
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The mother’s screams caught the attention of medics at a nearby fire training center, Weese said.
Paramedics from the Oceanside Fire Department also responded, and the child was airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital.
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“They are still working on the child at Rady Children’s,” Officer Heather Mitchell told Patch Tuesday night. “That’s all we have at this point. It’s still pretty early in the investigation.”
Detectives with the department’s Family Protection Unit were involved in the investigation.
Anyone with information about the investigation was asked to contact Detective Joshua Morris at 760-435-4905 or [email protected].
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