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Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning After he was discovered to still be alive, the 18-month-old was flown to another hospital and survived.

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, shown here, where an 18-month-old toddler discovered in a backyard pool and taken to the hospital in February, was declared dead before being found breathing hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, according to recently released police records, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) By Associated Press PUBLISHED: July 7, 2026 at 5:57 AM PDT | UPDATED: July 7, 2026 at 6:06 AM PDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JACQUES BILLEAUD PHOENIX (AP) — A toddler discovered in a backyard pool in a Phoenix suburb in February was declared dead before being found breathing hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, according to recently released police records. Two Gilbert police officers saw possible signs of life multiple times, but the child was still taken to the hospital’s “cold room” after being treated by staff, according to the documents. “Please do your thing and let me do my thing,” Dr. Aryan Toosi told an officer at one point, according to the report. “I went to medical school for a reason.” First responders were dispatched to the home at about 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 in response to a …

Arizona toddler declared dead was found alive in the morgue Add NBC News to Google Toddler declared dead at hospital is later pronounced alive 01:44 Get more news Live on Share Add NBC News to Google July 3, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT / Updated July 3, 2026, 8:05 PM EDT By Gabriella Bachara and Corky Siemaszko At 6:20 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, an Arizona toddler was pronounced dead in an emergency room. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. At 11:52 p.m., the boy was found breathing in a hospital morgue. What happened during that nearly six-hour period — and the circumstances that led to the near-drowning of 18-month-old Vincent Lorenzo Fiordilino in a pool — are now under investigation by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. “The child ultimately survived and has been released from the hospital,” the Gilbert Police Department said in a statement. But the department has also recommended to the county attorney that his parents be charged with child abuse. The parents, according to a police report obtained by NBC affiliate KPNX of Phoenix , may have not realized their son had wandered off to the pool while the game was on due …

Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning After he was discovered to still be alive, the 18-month-old was flown to another hospital and survived.

Arizona: Gilbert police investigate parents and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center staff after an 18-month-old drowning victim is found alive in a hospital cold room morgue hours after a death declaration. February incident uncovers severe failures in emergency medical verification and patient care.

Toddler declared dead in drowning incident found alive in hospital ... Several people reported that the boy seemed to be gasping for air, police said. A toddler who was pronounced dead after being pulled unresponsive from a pool at an Arizona residence was found to be breathing hours later in a hospital morgue, according to a recently released police report. The shocking chain of events unfolded on Feb. 8, when the 18-month-old child was found face-down in an in-ground pool during a Super Bowl gathering at the home in Gilbert, a Phoenix suburb, according to the police report. The child, whose name has been redacted from the police report, was transported to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m., according to the police report. When a transporter with the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office arrived at the hospital over five hours later to retrieve the child from the hospital's "cold room," he was found to be breathing, according to police. The child's medical records were not included in the police report, meaning it's not clear what happened. Doctors have very specific protocols when declaring a time of death, including a so-called "card…

Toddler Vincent was declared dead after falling into a pool. He was ... Phoenix:A toddler discovered in a backyard pool in a Phoenix suburb in February was declared dead before being found breathing hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, according to recently released police records. Two Gilbert, Arizona police officers saw possible signs of life multiple times, but the child was still taken to the hospital’s “cold room” after being treated by staff, according to the documents. “Please do your thing and let me do my thing,” Dr Aryan Toosi told an officer at one point, according to the report. “I went to medical school for a reason.” First responders were dispatched to the home at about 5.30pm (Arizona time) on February 8 in response to a reported drowning. They performed life-saving measures on the child before taking him to hospital, where the boy was pronounced dead about an hour later. About five hours later, police were notified that the child was indeed breathing, and he was flown to another hospital. The boy ultimately survived and has been released. While not named in the police report, NBC News and other US media have identified the child as 18-mont…

Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue <p>Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.</p>

Arizona toddler declared dead after drowning, then found alive in hospital's ‘cold room’; doctor's shocking response A toddler was found unresponsive in an Arizona pool and declared dead, only to be later found alive in the hospital's “cold room.”

Arizona toddler declared dead after near-drowning was alive for hours in ‘cold room’, records say <p>Officers say they saw signs of life multiple times, and after hospital treated the child, he was taken to hospital’s morgue</p><p>A toddler who was declared dead after being discovered in a backyard pool in February was actually alive and found hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, recently released police records show.</p><p>Two Gilbert police officers saw possible signs of life multiple times, but the child was still taken to the hospital’s “cold room” after being treated by staff, according to the documents.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/07/phoenix-toddler-alive-hospital">Continue reading...</a>

Toddler found alive in hospital morgue after being pronounced dead by ... News Local News Investigations Actions Facebook Tweet Email Records: Toddler found alive in hospital morgue after being pronounced dead by Arizona doctor A Gilbert police report reveals an 18-month-old boy was found alive in a hospital morgue five and a half hours after being pronounced dead Prev Next The doctor is listed as A. Toosi in the police report. Records identify him as Aryan Toosi, an osteopathic physician licensed in Arizona. His listed work address is Chandler Regional Medical Center, which falls under the same hospital network as Mercy Gilbert. Public records show there are no disciplinary actions on his license. By: Nicole Grigg , Ashley Holden Posted and last updated GILBERT, AZ — An Arizona toddler was found breathing inside a Gilbert hospital morgue after being declared dead hours earlier by an Arizona doctor, according to police records. A police report and body camera video reviewed by the ABC15 Investigators show that two Gilbert police officers saw signs of life multiple times, but the toddler was still taken to the hospital’s “cold room,” which is also considered to be the morgue. One …