Child Drowned in Richmond County Pool: Toddler’s Identity Released
A child drowned in a residential pool Tuesday in Richmond County.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to the 2000 block of Westfield Drive off North Leg Road in Augusta at 5:04 pm.
Deputies were told that a juvenile was found unresponsive in a pool.
The child was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.
Coroner Mark Bowen said the victim has been identified as 2-year-old Kenzo Burt. He was found unresponsive in his family’s pool and was pronounced dead at Wellstar MCG at 6:19 pm.
An autopsy has been scheduled.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says no other information is available at this time.
Child Drowned in Bathtub Last Week in Grovetown
It was just last week that investigators were called to a home in the 300 block of Summerfield Circle in Grovetown to a report of a possible drowning.
Grovetown Police found 6-year-old Adelia Tutt unresponsive on the bathroom floor when they arrived. EMS, firefighters and officers performed CPR, but efforts to revive her failed.
Authorities say Tutt was reportedly bathing with a 4-year-old sibling when she became unresponsive and wound up face down in the tub.
The younger child told authorities Tutt had fallen asleep.
The child’s father was at home at the time, but had walked onto to the porch to take a phone call. When he returned, he told police he found Tutt unresponsive in the tub.
Investigators say there were no visible signs of injury on her.
Tutt’s body was sent to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy.
Grovetown Police said the investigation is ongoing.
