PORT ST. LUCIE — A 3-year-old boy drowned Friday night in a pool at a home in the city, police said Saturday night.
Port St. Lucie Police said they were called to the 2200 block of Southwest Edison Circle at about 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 for reports of a boy found floating in a pool. Southwest Edison Circle is just west of Florida’s Turnpike, south of Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard.
Police and emergency workers from the St. Lucie County Fire District performed lifesaving measures and took the child to Tradition Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at 8:11 p.m., police said.
According to police, the father of the child was feeding his 3-month-old and had placed the child down for a nap. As he returned to the kitchen, he saw his 4-year-old on the patio and the 3-year-old boy in the pool.
He jumped in the pool, removed the boy and began CPR. Police say the 4-year-old and the 3-year-old had left the house through the back door and walked onto the patio. The pool had a child-safety barrier around it, but the boy was able to get past the barrier and enter the water.
The boy’s family has been provided with a victim’s advocate, police said.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Police: Boy, 3, drowns in Port St. Lucie backyard pool