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4-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found at Bottom of Livonia Hotel Pool

Police say the drowning remains under investigation after a bystander raised the alarm at a Livonia hotel pool.

Overview

  • An emergency call was placed at about 7:07 p.m. Wednesday from the Embassy Suites in Livonia near Interstate 275 and Seven Mile Road.
  • A woman swimming in the hotel pool spotted a child at the bottom, pulled him from the water, and called 911.
  • The bystander performed CPR until police and fire personnel arrived roughly three minutes later.
  • First responders took over care and transported the boy to the nearest hospital, where he was declared deceased.
  • Police said the child's father was near the pool at the time, and the circumstances are under active investigation.