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Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning

An 18-month-old toddler in Gilbert, Arizona, was found unresponsive in a pool on February 8th and transported to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, where he was declared dead an hour later. However, hospital staff later discovered the child was still alive in the facility's "cold room." Police officers had reportedly informed a physician at the hospital that they had observed signs of life.

2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleZaineb Sharif and Brandon DrenonBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-07-08 · 16:12 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning
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An 18-month-old toddler in Gilbert, Arizona, was found unresponsive in a pool on February 8th and transported to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, where he was declared dead an hour later. However, hospital staff later discovered the child was still alive in the facility's "cold room." Police officers had reportedly informed a physician at the hospital that they had observed signs of life. Following this discovery, the toddler was transferred to another hospital and survived. The incident occurred while the family was gathered to watch the NFL Super Bowl.

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The family had gathered to watch the NFL Super Bowl game when police were called.

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Dr. Toosi reportedly said, 'please do your thing and let me do my thing'.

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Police officers informed a physician, Dr. Aryan Toosi, that they had seen signs of life.

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The toddler was later discovered to be alive in the hospital's 'cold room'.

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An 18-month-old toddler was found unresponsive in a pool and declared dead.

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A US toddler who was found unresponsive in an Arizona pool and declared dead was later discovered to be alive in the hospital's "cold room", a newly released police report shows.The family of the 18-month-old frantically called police after they found him face down in the pool at a home in the Phoenix-area suburb of Gilbert on 8 February.First responders were dispatched and performed life-saving measures, before the child was transported to hospital and declared dead an hour later. According to the police report, officers told a physician at the hospital, Dr Aryan Toosi, that they had seen signs of life. The doctor responded, "please do your thing and let me do my thing", the report says."I went to medical school for a reason," Toosi said, according to the report.The BBC has contacted Toosi's lawyer for comment.Family had gathered to watch the NFL Super Bowl game when police were called to the scene for a reported drowning. Gilbert-police" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161423" data-entity-type="organization">Gilbert Police arrived to the home around 17:30 MST (00:30 GMT), before the child was taken to Gilbert-medical-center" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="160024" data-entity-type="organization">Mercy Gilbert Medical Center and pronounced dead at 18:20.
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