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Toddler drowns in Petersburg home pool, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett

First responders attempted CPR but were unable to save the toddler
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PETERSBURG, Va. — A 2-year-old child drowned in a residential pool in Petersburg on Sunday afternoon, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.

Police responded to a home in the 1700 block of Youngs Road after receiving reports that a toddler had fallen into a swimming pool.

Emergency responders attempted CPR on the child, but were unable to save the toddler's life.

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