Young girl dies at hospital after being found unresponsive in community pool
Young girl dies at hospital after being found unresponsive in community pool PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A young girl has died after she was found unresponsive in a community pool in the Portland area last week. According to Portland Parks & Recreation, the girl was found in the Montavilla Community Center outdoor pool. Staff performed CPR until paramedics arrived and took the girl to the hospital. However, the young girl died a few days later. Officials said they will not be sharing her identity at this time. “My thoughts are with the family and the community,” said Dan Ryan, Portland’s commissioner of culture and livability. “I’m devastated by this tragedy.” Portland Parks & Recreation representatives said that lifeguards were on duty and the pool was open to the public when the girl was pulled from the water. This is the first drowning in a public pool in the city since at least 1985, according to officials. “I am heartbroken,” said Portland Parks & Recreatio...