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3-Year-Old Dies After Falling Into Pool at Miami-Dade Short-Term Rental

Detectives have opened an investigation into a likely accidental drowning.

Overview

  • Deputies said the child left the home early Saturday, entered the backyard pool and was found by her parents.
  • The parents performed CPR before Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took her to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
  • The family had been staying at a short-term rental in the Hammocks area near Southwest 132nd Avenue and 119th Street.
  • The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office described preliminary findings as a likely accident, with detectives continuing to investigate.
  • Officials urged water-safety steps such as proper pool fencing and swim instruction, and investigators have not said whether the rental’s pool had a barrier.