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Harris County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday May 28th, 2019 :: 10:33 a.m. CDT

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Update for Children Found Unresponsive In Pools.

Investigators responded on Memorial Day, for two separate incidents with children found unresponsive in family pools.

One 2-year-old girl was found in a family pool at a residence in the 4900 block of Windcross Court, she is still listed as extremely critical as of this morning.

Family members located the toddler at around 5:40 p.m.

A 2-year-old girl was also found unresponsive in a family residence pool in the 3500 block of Paintedbrush Dawn Court at 8:30 p.m.

That toddler was transported in critical condition to a local hospital.

Her status is listed as extremely critical as well.

With summer activities beginning in a few short days, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office urging parents to be aware of their children during outdoor water recreation.

We are posting a link from Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s recent public safety announcement on water safety. (Spanish PSA)

The links are listed here:

English: https://bit.ly/2YZ7iHb

Spanish: https://bit.ly/30Onvkh

Downloadable video is here: https://bit.ly/2W6J4Oa

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Harris County Sheriff's Office
1200 Baker St
Houston, TX 77002

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 713-221-6000

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