A one-year-old boy who was transported to the Medical Center dies after falling into a swimming pool

A child under one year old died last night at the Medical Center after having an accident in the pool of Casa Zafra, located on Calle Loíza in San Juan, confirmed Police Station.

According to the Uniformed Press Office, agents arrived at the scene after reporting an unfortunate incident at 9:06 p.m.

The incident report indicates that while the minor 1 year and 10 months and resident in Caguas “He was in the company of his parents and paternal family in the place mentioned above, he fell in the pool area under circumstances that are being investigated. The child was transported to the San Jorge hospital in Santurce, where Dr. Julio Rivera certified the death “, the Police explained in the news report.

“What we were informed is that the minor opened a door that gave access to the pool without his parents noticing and the incident took place there,” said agent Vivian Polanco.

Homicide Division of Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC) of San Juan will continue with the investigation into what happened.