Toddler dies after drowning in Tellico Plains, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says

TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said a 2-year-old girl died Wednesday afternoon after drowning in Tellico Plains.

Detective Jason Fillyaw said first responders were dispatched to a home in Tellico Plains around 1:30 p.m. for a report of a drowning.

Fillyaw said some children were playing outside with their mother when she went inside for a restroom break. When she returned outside, Fillyaw said she was searching for the children when she saw the girl floating in the pool.

The mother then got the child out of the pool and performed CPR until first responders arrived on the scene. They then performed CPR on the girl until EMS arrived and took her to Sweetwater Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Additional information has not been released.