Two toddlers found unresponsive at swimming pool in Louisiana apartment complex

METAIRIE, La. (WVUE/Gray News) – Two toddler girls were found unresponsive at a community swimming pool at an apartment complex in Louisiana, according to authorities.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened at the Lemon Tree Apartments in the Metairie suburbs.

Emergency dispatchers received a call about the unresponsive children shortly before 9:55 a.m. on Sunday.

Initial reports indicated a pair of 2-year-olds had fallen or jumped into a pool.

The sheriff’s office says deputies arrived on the scene and began CPR efforts.

After paramedics arrived to continue treatment, deputies formed a rolling blockade of intersections along Causeway Boulevard to accelerate the safe transport of the children the hospital.

The sheriff’s office said the children arrived at the hospital at 10:24 a.m., but there was no indication from authorities that they ever regained consciousness.

Authorities have not disclosed the children’s identities. WVUE reported it is confirmed the children are both young girls.

“Our initial investigation indicates that the victims were outside their apartment unit playing with siblings, before entering the gated common pool area,” JPSO spokesman Sgt. Brandon Veal said in a statement. “This investigation is in its early stages. The identity of the victims are being withheld at this time.”

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