Overview

• The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on July 4 at a private pool on the 100 block of Copperwood Drive in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
• Bystanders performed CPR on the 5-year-old before paramedics arrived and provided advanced lifesaving measures.
• The child was taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights and later pronounced dead.
• The victim was identified as Tyson Nyamganid by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
• The tragedy coincided with another near-drowning of a 5-year-old girl in Lemont Township and has renewed calls for stronger residential pool safety measures.