SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Two toddlers are recovering after separate near-drowning incidents at backyard pools in the East Valley, officials said.<\/p>\n
Paramedics were first called out just before 8 p.m. Friday near Guadalupe and Ellsworth roads<\/a> after a report that a 3-year-old child had been pulled from a backyard pool.<\/p>\n Family members pulled the child from the water before crews arrived and began CPR, according to the Mesa Fire and Medical Department. <\/p>\n Firefighters said the child regained consciousness within seconds and was taken to the hospital as a precaution. The child is expected to be OK.<\/p>\n On Saturday morning just before 10 a.m., first responders were called on reports of a 3-year-old boy found face down in a backyard swimming pool. <\/p>\n The child had already been removed from the water, and CPR was underway when paramedics arrived. He was taken to a local children\u2019s hospital and was breathing and alert.<\/p>\n The incidents are important reminders to stay vigilant around water, especially during the summer months.<\/p>\n Today, July 25, is also World Drowning Prevention Day<\/a>, which is coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO). <\/p>\n \u201cAn estimated 236,000 people drown every year, and drowning is among the ten leading causes of death for children aged 5-14 years,” WHO officials said. <\/p>\n See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n