Denver boy dies after being pulled from Phoenix hotel pool

PHOENIX — A 13-year-old Denver boy died Tuesday after he was pulled from a Phoenix lodge pool over the weekend, the Phoenix Police Division confirmed.

The seventh and eighth graders on the Jr. Buffs soccer workforce traveled to Phoenix on the lookout for a championship. Coach Julius Greer mentioned the workforce celebrated a win on Saturday night on the lodge pool at a Phoenix Embassy Suites close to twenty fourth Road and Thomas Street.

13-year-old Darryl Blackmon someway ended up within the deep finish of the pool, in accordance with good friend Joey Guerrero.

“Two little ladies pointed him out to me,” Guerrero instructed ABC15 in Phoenix. “That is what like actually initiated it for me to leap in and, like, save him and pull him out for CPR.”

The 17-year-old is a skilled lifeguard and gave Blackmon a preventing likelihood till paramedics arrived.

Blackmon was taken to the hospital for remedy, however died from his accidents Tuesday. Phoenix police confirmed Blackmon’s demise, and mentioned the trigger and method of demise can be decided by the Workplace of the Medical Examiner.

A GoFundMe has been set as much as assist Blackmon’s household. In keeping with the net fundraiser, a balloon launch can be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 4 at Overland Excessive Faculty.