2 children, baby sitter drown in Colorado swimming pool
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This photo released on Aug. 8, 2016, by the Pueblo Police Department, shows an exterior of Pueblo Grande Village, a mobile home park which was the site a of triple downing on Aug. 8, 2016, north of Pueblo, southern Colorado. Two sisters, ages three and five, and their 17-year-old female baby sitter drowned in a swimming pool in the mobile home park, police said Monday. (Pueblo Police Department via AP) (The Associated Press)
Two sisters, ages three and five, and their 17-year-old female baby sitter drowned in a swimming pool in a southern Colorado mobile home park, police said Monday.
Pueblo police were investigating what led to the drownings but said no foul play was suspected, The Pueblo Chieftain reported (http://bit.ly/2b9ASTx ).
"I think it's just a horrible tragedy," Capt. Joe Garcia said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The names of the victims weren't immediately released.
Officers responding to an emergency call shortly after 2 p.m. tried to revive the victims at Pueblo Grande Village, a mobile home park located north of downtown Pueblo, about 105 miles south of Denver.
The Pueblo Police Department says the victims were pronounced dead by the coroner's office.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Neighbors appeared shaken as police investigated the scene.