SAN ANTONIO — Police say they are investigating after a 4-year-old girl appeared to have drowned in her family's above-ground pool Wednesday evening in a far-southwest-side neighborhood.
The incident is believed to be accidental.
Officers with the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) arrived to the 9100 block of Ocean Gate around 8 p.m. after the family called and reported their child missing, according to Sgt. Washington Moscoso. Police canvassed the area and soon found the unidentified girl "face down" in the pool.
The 4-year-old has been identified as Jazida Hernandez Cervera, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner.
They immediately pulled her out and tried to resuscitate her, but Jazida was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to a local hospital, Moscoso said.
"The family was outside in the yard, the little girl just got away from them," he said, calling it "a tragic situation."
Moscoso says it's believed about a half-hour passed between when the child went missing and when police were called. No charges have been filed, but investigators were still on the scene at 10:15 p.m. interviewing witnesses.
This is a developing story. Check back with KENS5.com for updates.
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