Florida Dad, Two Children, Ages 2 And 5, Drown In Their Home Pool

Police in Florida are investigating how a father and his two young children drowned in their backyard pool on Thursday.

According to NBC Miami, officers responded to a call at around 3:30 p.m. to a home in Hollywood, Florida, regarding three people who were found floating in a swimming pool at a private home on S. Highland Drive.

“When officers arrived on scene, they found three people who were unresponsive. It was an adult and two children,” Hollywood Police Spokeswoman Deanna Bettineschi said, reported CBS Miami.

While the identities of the victims have not been released, the South Florida news outlets reported the children to be aged 2 and 5.

Local 10 WPLG reported that the initial 911 call was placed by the wife and mother of the victims.

While both officers and first responders used measures to try and save them, the father and his two children were later pronounced dead at Memorial Regional Hospital.

“When they say two children drowned, that crushed my heart,” neighbor Amparo Kostyo said, told CBS. “I feel my heart crushed … When adults have an accident or something, okay, it’s an adult. What’s crushed my heart was the kids, I’m very sad.”

Investigators are working on what caused this tragedy, but foul play is not suspected at this time.

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