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Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this article gave an incorrect date for the drowning incident at the Hamilton Aquatic Center in Chandler.
A 4-year-old boy drowned during a private event hosted after-hours at a Chandler public pool on June 29, police said.
The Chandler Police Department responded to calls shortly after 8 p.m. of a child found underwater at the Hamilton Aquatic Center near Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo Road, according to Ryan Cody, police spokesperson.
Lifeguards pulled the boy from the pool and performed CPR until first responders arrived. The boy was taken to Chandler Regional Hospital, where he later died.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and those impacted by this tragic loss of life,” said Chandler spokesperson Matthew Burdick.
Chandler police confirmed the death was investigated as a drowning. It was unclear how long the boy was underwater.
What exactly led up to the drowning was still under investigation by police.
The Hamilton Aquatic Center is a public pool operated by the city of Chandler and part of a shared-use facility with Hamilton High School.
While the incident came in just after 8 p.m., the pool is closed at 6 p.m. on Sundays, the day of the incident, according to Chandler city’s website.
The pool was open after-hours for a private event with about 60 attendees, according to Cody.
The exact nature of the event was unknown.
The facility was fully staffed with 18 city lifeguards on duty, Burdick said.
Representatives for the city did not immediately respond to The Arizona Republic’s request for more information.
At least 3 children have drowned in Maricopa County so far in 2025
There have been at least three child drowning deaths in Maricopa County in 2025, according to the Children’s Safety Zone, which compiles water-related incident data for Arizona.
In late June, a 2-year-old drowned in a residential pool in Gilbert, according to police.
Another drowning in May grabbed national headlines, also in Chandler.
On May 12, officers responded to a drowning call at a home near East Chandler Heights and South Cooper roads, said Chandler police spokesperson Sonu Wasu.
Trigg Kiser, a 3-year-old identified as the child of a social media influencer, was taken to Chandler Regional Medical Center and was brought to Phoenix Children’s Hospital in critical condition, where he died on May 18, Wasu said.
Arizona Republic reporter Lauren De Young contributed to this article.
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