TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – An entire family, including three young children, died Sunday after their vehicle went into a suburban Phoenix lake, authorities said.
Nazyiah Baxter, 2, was initially hospitalized in extreme critical condition but the boy was pronounced dead later in the day, Tempe police spokesman Michael Pooley said.
Emergency rescuers were called to Tempe Town Lake around 12:15 a.m. after bystanders spotted the family’s SUV enter the lake.
“Officers got on scene pretty quick,” Pooley said. “When they got on scene, three jumped into the water immediately. One of the fishermen also jumped into the water.”
Officers pulled a 1-year-old girl, Zariyah Baxter, and Nazyiah, from the car. They then got Glenn Edward Baxter, 27, and Danica Baxter, 25, Pooley said.