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Young child drowns in Virginia Beach swimming pool

The search for a missing child ended in tragedy in Virginia Beach on Tuesday afternoon, when the young child was found unresponsive in a backyard swimming pool.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A young child drowned in a Virginia Beach swimming pool on Tuesday.

Police were notified of a missing child under the age of 5 in the 4400 block of Articles Lane at 5:19 p.m. 

Officers arrived at the location to find family members searching for the child. They found the child unresponsive in a backyard swimming pool.

Officers performed CPR until EMS arrived and took over.  Sadly, the child was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other information was immediately available.

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