Northeast Tarrant

Girl, 2, drowns in pool in accident at house in Hurst, medical examiner’s office says

A 2-year-old girl drowned on Saturday in a swimming pool at her house in Hurst, police said.

Autumn Polley was pronounced dead about 6:30 p.m. at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. She drowned in an accident at the house in the 500 block of Brookfield Drive, the office reported.

The Hurst police and fire departments responded to the drowning report about 5:45 p.m.

Police and the Texas Child Protective Services office are investigating the death. Police did not release other information about the circumstances of the drowning.

This story was originally published May 23, 2022 at 3:58 PM.

Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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