Boy dies in apparent pool drowning in Maple Grove

Authorities say a child died of an apparent drowning after falling into a swimming pool at a Maple Grove home.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Department says emergency workers were called to the home at about 9 a.m. Sunday.

They found the child unconscious in a pool and administered first aid. The boy was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities have not released his identity.

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