HOUSTON — A toddler has died after going under water at an apartment complex pool in south Harris County Saturday afternoon, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Precinct 7 deputies responded to the apartment complex on S. Sam Houston Pkwy E. near Fellows Road.
Gonzalez said it appears that the 3-year-old was left in the care of a teen sibling while a parent went to work.
At some point, the sheriff said the teen left the unit to go to a location nearby and left the toddler alone.
When the teen got back to the unit, the toddler was nowhere to be found. Deputies later found the toddler in the pool.
The 3-year-old was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.