Child dies after being found in pool at Falkville home

FALKVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A two-year-old girl has died after being found in a pool on Monday.

Deputies with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and EMS responded to a home near Falkville after a child was reportedly found in a pool just after 6 p.m.

According to a post from the sheriff’s office, the home is on Gandys Cove Road. Authorities attempted to treat the child at the scene.

Decatur Morgan Hospital-EMS said that while transporting the child to Cullman Regional Hospital, an ambulance broke about a quarter of a mile from the hospital.

Paramedics responded by unloading and moving the child by stretcher to the hospital emergency room on foot while continuing CPR, according to the EMS.

“Our  thoughts and prayers are with the family of the two-year-old drowning victim from Falkville. While transporting the child to Cullman Regional Medical Center, the transport vehicle broke down about a quarter of a mile from the hospital. Paramedics unloaded and continued on foot with the child on the gurney, while continuing to perform CPR.  The cause of the vehicle breakdown is not known at this time.”

Decatur Morgan Hospital-EMS

On Wednesday, Decatur Morgan Hospital-EMS told News 19 that the ambulance had a mechanical failure.

EMS officials said the ambulance was purchased last month with about 17,000 miles already on it, and it was serviced before being placed into operation “without any identified issues.”

Morgan County Coroner Jeffrey Chunn said the two-year-old child was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The family has created a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses for the child.

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