Found Deceased SC - Adalyn Blackburn, 3, found in family swimming pool, Dorchester Co, 2 Mar 2022

[YaYa_521]

I'm having a hard time understanding how it took 5 hours to find this baby in the family's swimming pool.

Rest in peace, little precious one. My condolences go out to those who are mourning your death.

Sheriff’s office: Missing 3-year-old’s body found in family swimming pool
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Officials with the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office say a missing 3-year-old child’s body was found in a family swimming pool Tuesday night.

• at 4:45 p.m. when deputies responded to Kette Creek Road off Highway 78
• missing 15 to 20 minutes when the 911 call was made.
• at 9:47 p.m. the child was located deceased in the family swimming pool.

per video at link:

• Large, massive police presence on scene - 6 agencies involved in search, including FBI task force
• near Ridgeville area, just north of Summerville in unincorporated Dorchester County
• unclear how child went missing
• boat brought in to search a pond nearby
• (helicopter flying during broadcast)

 

[YaYa_521]

Google Maps - Kette Creek Road

 

[Unsolved]

I'm having a hard time understanding how it took 5 hours to find this baby in the family's swimming pool.

ITA but I guess because of this in the article they didn't check it right away?

"The pool was extremely overgrown, filled with black water and algae; it was not until the pool was almost completely drained that searchers found the child at the bottom of the deep end of the pool, Carson said".

This picture is NOT the pool from this story but what I am imagining the pool probably looked like:

Was there a pool cover for a pool not in use, especially when there's a 3 year old in the house? Pools are magnets to kids. Poor baby.

 

[YaYa_521]

Ty for the update, @Unsolved. It makes more sense to me now that the article describes the condition of the pool. I see the article has been updated to include that info plus the pool was in fact the first place searched by divers. The article I posted last night included only what I posted above. No word on a pool cover but you'd wanna believe there was one or that the pool was enclosed in a fenced area. We'll have to wait to see what comes to light after the investigation.

Poor little Adalyn. She probably just wanted to have a little fun in the water.

Here's the link to the updated article.
Coroner identifies 3-year-old found in family swimming pool
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• The Dorchester County Coroner has identified a 3-year-old who was found dead in a swimming pool at her residence Tuesday night. Adalyn Blackburn...
• an active investigation
• autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning