PEORIA, Ariz. - Peoria Police officials say a child has died at the hospital, after they were found unresponsive in a backyard swimming pool in the West Valley city.

According to investigators, officers were sent to the area of 93rd Avenue and Deer Valley Road at around 3:39 p.m., and when they arrived, they began life-saving measures on the child, identified only as a three-year-old.

"Unfortunately, the child passed away at a local hospital. Our detectives are still working on this investigation to determine what lead up to this drowning," detectives wrote.

Child dead after found unresponsive in pool

The child, according to officials, was found in a backyard pool in the area of 93rd Avenue and Deer Valley Road.

Area where the incident happened