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Child dies after being found unresponsive in pool, Clearwater police say

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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to an unresponsive child in a pool, who died about an hour after being taken to Morton Plant Hospital for treatment.

Officials said around 6:14 p.m., a child was reported unresponsive in a pool in the 200 block of North Highland Avenue. The child was a boy just under two years old.

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