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July 4, 2009 (Deluz) – A three-year-old child airlifted by helicopter last night to Palomar Hospital has died, CAL-FIRE reports today. The child, a drowning victim, was driven to CAL-FIRE's Deluz station last night, after relatives found the youngster at Tenaja Reservoir in Deluz, not breathing. Firefighters performed CPR, but were unable to save the youngster. Engine companies and law enforcement dispatched to the reservoir found a 27-year-old man dead in the water.
"Initial reports indicate the two went to the reservoir to go fishing," CAL=FIRE Captain Nick Schuler reports. "They suspect the three-year-old fell in the water and the adult went in after the child. The sides of the reservoir are very slippery and difficult to get out once in the water."
Family members, concerned after the two did not return home, went to the reservoir and found the child not breathing. The family did not see the adult, who was under the water and was found by CAL-FIRE divers. Names of the victims have not yet been released by authorities. The Valley News reports the man was the child's uncle, and that the toddler and family were visiting relatives for the holiday weekend.
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