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Parents Won’t Be Charged In Child's Death

Boy Dies After Near-Drowning

POSTED: 8:53 am PDT July 1, 2009
UPDATED: 9:15 am PDT July 1, 2009

Las Vegas police said no criminal charges will be filed against a couple whose son died after nearly drowning in the family’s pool Sunday.

The boy’s parents told police they were inside their house, near Flamingo Road and Jones Road, when they noticed the boy was missing.

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When his father saw the boy in the pool, he pulled him out and began performing CPR.

The incident came just two days before another child nearly drowned in a pool in North Las Vegas.

Video: Toddler Nearly Drowns In North Las Vegas Pool

The 2-year-old girl was unresponsive when paramedics arrived Tuesday night. She remains in critical condition.

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