Police in Kenner are investigating the drowning death of a one-year-old girl in a backyard last week.
It happened around 8:15 p.m. Thursday in the 3300 block of Davidson Place.
NOLA.com reports the child was playing in a backyard and fell into a wading pool that had been drained of all but nine inches of water.
Despite having a pulse when found, efforts to resuscitate the girl were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.


