The pool is located outside and there was not believed to be a lifeguard on duty when the drowning occurred.
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Two sisters, ages three and five, and their 17-year-old female baby sitter drowned in a swimming pool in a southern Colorado mobile home park, police said Monday.
Emergency responders were called at about 2:10 p.m.to Pueblo Grande Village, 999 Fortino Blvd., according to the Pueblo Police Department.
They say they don’t suspect foul play. The names of the victims were not released.
‘I think it’s just a terrible tragedy, ‘ Capt. Joe Garcia said.
“Despite CPR efforts by officers and others in an attempt to revive the victims, the three were later pronounced dead”, the Pueblo Police Department said in a statement. “There are some things that, you know, it’s typical when something like this happens that you have to look into but it just points to a disgusting tragedy”.
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The force did not identify the victims but said an investigation was ongoing.
