Boy, 12, Dies After Being Pulled From Minneapolis Pool

MINNEAPOLIS — A 12-year-old boy died Tuesday after he was pulled from a closed Minneapolis pool Friday, authorities said. The incident happened at about 5 p.m. at the North Commons Water Park.

Authorities believe the boy climbed a fence around the pool and entered the water. The fence gate was locked at the time and the water park has not yet opened for the season, according to investigators.

Police were called after a witness saw the boy at the bottom of the pool. A Minneapolis Park police officer jumped into the pool and pulled him from the water. A second Minneapolis Park officer performed CPR on the boy until medics arrived.

He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. The 12-year-old boy died at approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, a spokesperson for Hennepin County Sheriff's Office told Patch.

The incident is among a series of water-related deaths in Minnesota amid June's extreme and unseasonable heat.

A 9-year-old boy died in an apparent drowning at a city pool in North Mankato Saturday. A man died after trying to rescue his children from a lake in Fridley Sunday.