8-year-old drowns in pool during North Lauderdale house party

A house party in North Lauderdale ended in tragedy when a child was uncovered unresponsive in a swimming pool officers reported Broward Sheriff s Office deputies responded to reports of a practicable drowning near the block of Stardust Drive near Boulevard of Champions just after midnight on Sunday Responding deputies promptly began administering CPR Paramedics with North Lauderdale Fire Rescue arrived at the scene and transported the child to an area hospital where they were pronounced dead Detectives with BSO s Homicide and Crime Scene Units were notified and also responded to investigate A representative with the Florida Department of Children and Families was also contacted The circumstances surrounding the drowning remain under examination