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.