Boy, 4, drowns in hot tub after hand gets stuck in suction drain
A 4-year-old San Bernardino boy drowned over the weekend after his hand got caught in a spa filter, authorities said.
The boy, Cameron Nunez of Highland, was playing in a backyard in-ground spa at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday when his hand got stuck in an uncovered suction drain, according to the San Bernardino County coroner’s office.
Firefighters arrived at the home in the 2600 block of Mercedes Avenue and found Cameron in the spa, according to the San Bernardino City Fire Department.
They freed Cameron’s arm from the drain and pulled him out of the water, but he was unconscious and unresponsive, the fire department said in a statement.
Firefighters performed CPR on the boy and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
San Bernardino police are investigating.
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