A toddler drowned in a family swimming pool Saturday, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
BCSO would not release the exact location of the incident. A news release said it happened in the “north end of the county.” Officials said the name of the toddler and the location of the drowning were being withheld until all family members were notified.
The child was 2½ years old, according to BCSO.
Deputies responded to a call at 9:48 a.m. from the toddler’s mother, who said she could not find her son, BCSO reported. The father said he changed the child’s diaper, gave him a fresh bottle and put him back to bed at 6 a.m. before he left for work, the BCSO reported.
When the mother woke up she could not find the child and alerted other family members, deputies reported. The house was searched and BCSO said someone initially checked the pool.
Neighbors joined the search. The father returned home from work, started to search and found the child on the bottom of the pool behind the ladder, according to BCSO.
Family, friends and a deputy performed CPR until EMS arrived and paramedics pronounced the child dead at the scene.