Houston drowning: 5-year-old girl found dead in apartment pool on Hayes

Houston girl, 5, drowns in apartment pool

A five-year-old girl drowned in an apartment complex swimming pool in Houston's Westchase neighborhood.

HOUSTON - A 5-year-old girl was found dead in a west Houston apartment swimming pool in the middle of the night, Houston police say.

Girl, 5, drowns in Houston

What we know:

Authorities were called to an apartment complex in the 3100 block of Hayes Road shortly after midnight Friday for a report of a drowning.

Police learned that a resident had gone to the pool for a late-night swim and found a 5-year-old girl in the pool.

The resident started CPR and called 911. When the fire department arrived, they pronounced the girl dead.

Police say the girl lived in an apartment unit right by the pool and got out of her home and into the pool area.

There doesn't appear to be any signs of foul play, police say.

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What we don't know:

It’s unclear how long the girl had been in the pool before she was found.