EAST GILBERT, Ariz. — A seven-year-old girl was killed and a 14-year-old girl is in the hospital following a freak accident involving a wooden swing set and a swimming pool in Arizona.
It happened in a gated community in East Gilbert near the 2900 block of E. Arrow Head Trail Sunday morning.
KPHO reportsthat family and friends were gathered at a home at Weston Ranch when adults inside the home heard the swing set break around 9:30 a.m.
The swing set had been constructed to allow people to swing from a rope and jump into the pool, according to KPHO.
Fire department officials said that the two girls were outside playing on the swinging rope near the pool when structure snapped.
When the swing set broke, the seven-year-old landed at the bottom of the pool.
Officials said that the homeowner, who is a doctor, was able to pull the seven-year-old from the water and begin CPR until paramedics arrived.
The girl was airlifted to Children’s Phoenix Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
At last check, the teen was in critical condition at an area hospital.
Fire department officials said that the girls were visiting the home when the accident happened.
