Toddler drowns in Winter Garden

The 18-month-old child was discovered Monday afternoon in a retention pond.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 10:23 a.m. May 17, 2022

West Orange Times & Observer
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Winter Garden police responded to a call Monday afternoon regarding a toddler drowning. The incident occurred on West Cypress Street, and the child was found in a retention pond behind the house.

According to police, the caregiver went to the bathroom and could not locate the 18-month-old child afterward. The child was found in the retention pond about 10 to 15 minutes later, and CPR was administered, police said.

The child was taken to Winter Garden Advent Health and pronounced dead.

Police said the back door was slightly opened and the back gate did not have a lock. The Department of Children and Families has been notified, and it is unknown if charges will be filed, police said.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.