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Tot, 2, drowns in backyard poolPARADISE VALLEY — A two-year-old boy drowned here Tuesday evening when he apparently fell into the swimming pool of his home.The Paradise Valley Marshal's Office identified the boy as Sean Ledger, 2, of 6501E. Hummingbird Lane. The boy 4 was ptpflfttjnced dead at 6:38 p.m. at Scottsdale MemorialHospital. ' v —* ■Authorities here said the boy’s mother, Myrna Ledger, left her son alone in the back yard for “two to five minutes’ whilefShe was checking on another child. When she came hack at 6:10 p.m., she saw her sen lying face down in the pool.Deputies said she screamed for help, and a neighbor, Marshall Trimble of 6401 E. Hummingbird, ran over and administered artificial respiration. His efforts were unsuccessful and the child was rushed to the hospital.
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Scottsdale Progress
Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Wed, Sep 19, 1973
Page 11
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