Toddler drowns in southwest Houston backyard pool

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A 2-year-old girl drowned in a backyard pool in southwest Houston on Tuesday.

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Houston Fire Department paramedics were called to a home in the 5700 block of South Braeswood Boulevard around 1 p.m. and found the girl unresponsive. She was transported to Texas Children’s Hospital and given CPR en route.

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The girl, Darby Morton, was with her family visiting friends at the home, when she wandered away.

According to the Houston Police Department, Morton died at the hospital.

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