A 22-month-old Paulding County boy died Thursday morning, two days after being pulled from an above-ground swimming pool.
The family discovered the child was missing Tuesday afternoon before a family member found the boy in the pool behind his home, Sgt. Brandon Gurley with the Paulding County Sheriff's Office told the AJC.
The incident happened on Cowart Drive in south Paulding, near the Douglas County line, Gurley said. Sheriff's deputies and emergency medical personnel were called to the home shortly before 4 p.m.
The boy, whose name was not released, was transported to WellStar Douglas and then Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, where he had been in critical condition. The child was removed from life support Thursday morning.
"Early indications continue to suggest that this is nothing more than an awful tragedy and criminal charges are not expected," Gurley said.
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