LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — A child is dead after drowning in a neighborhood swimming pool on Christmas Eve, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Fire Rescue crews responded to a reported drowning around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of 19th Avenue North in Lake Worth Beach.
Deputies said a 7-year-old child was found unresponsive and taken to St. Mary's Medical Center, where the child was pronounced dead at about 3:30 p.m.
Deputies said the child was discovered in the pool by an 8-year-old friend.
