Las Vegas Sun

March 19, 2024

Child drowns in southwest valley, police say

A child died this evening after a drowning in a southwest valley residential neighborhood, Metro Police said.

Police received a call about 6:15 p.m. of a possible drowning in the 5600 block of Artesia Lake Court, near Jones Boulevard and Russell Road, Officer Joel Martin said.

The child was transported to University Medical Center's pediatrics unit and pronounced dead, Martin said.

Investigators are on the scene and at the hospital.

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