2月8日，亚利桑那州一名18个月大的幼儿在家庭游泳池溺水[1]。该儿童被送往医院后约1小时被宣布死亡[1]，但在停尸间内约5小时后被发现仍有呼吸迹象，最终存活[1]。
马里科帕县检察官瑞秋·米切尔决定不对父母提出过失指控[1]。米切尔在声明中指出，该住所配备了多道防儿童锁和安全措施，事发时有多名成年人在场且都认为有人在照看孩子[1]。调查未发现父母存在任何明显疏忽迹象[1]。尽管警方曾建议起诉，检察官以无法确保有罪判决为由拒绝提起诉讼[1]。
An 18-month-old child who drowned in a family swimming pool on February 8th was declared dead approximately one hour after arriving at the hospital, only to be discovered alive in the hospital morgue about five hours later [1]. The toddler ultimately survived the incident.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced her office would not pursue negligence charges against the parents, despite police recommendations for prosecution [1]. Mitchell stated that the home was equipped with multiple child safety locks and safeguards, and multiple adults were present at the time, with everyone believing someone else was supervising the child [1]. An investigation found no evidence that the parents exhibited any obvious signs of negligence [1].
During the case, a doctor told a police officer: "Do your job, let me do mine. I went to medical school for a reason" [1].