Fire rescue: Child pronounced dead after drowning in Pembroke Pines

Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist

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Near drowning Fire rescue personnel responded to a child's drowning on Sunday at a gated community in Pembroke Pines.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — A child was pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital West after drowning on Sunday in Pembroke Pines.

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Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue personnel responded to the drowning near Southwest Seventh Street and 118 Avenue and found a child, who is 12 to 24 months old, unresponsive, according to Division Chief Jason Stepp.

Fire rescue personnel took the child to Memorial Hospital West on Sunday. Capt. Adam Feiner reported the child’s death on Monday.

Local 10 News Assignment Manager Kelly Davis and Assignment Editors Sofia Mendez and Mariana Ortiz contributed to this report.

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Andrea Torres

Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.