Toddler Drowns in Relative’s Swimming Pool

Police are investigating the apparent drowning death of a 15-month-old at the 12200 block of NW 31 Dr. in Coral Springs Sunday afternoon.

Investigators believe that the little boy in Fort Bragg, N.C. wandered away from family members at around 1:00 p.m. and was able to crawl through a pet door that leads into the pool area. He was found floating in the pool face-up by his father, Lane Atkinson, 22, who pulled him from the pool and attempted CPR. Coral Springs Police and Fire Rescue responded to the home and the child was taken to Coral Springs Medical Center were he was pronounced dead. His family was visiting relatives at the time.

The official cause and manner of death will be determined after an autopsy by the Medical Examiner’s Office.