‘It’s just a horrible tragedy’: 2 children, babysitter drown in swimming pool

PUEBLO, Colo. – Two sisters, ages three and six, and their 17-year-old female babysitter drowned in a swimming pool in a southern Colorado mobile home park, police said Monday.

Pueblo police were investigating what led to the drownings but said no foul play was suspected, The Pueblo Chieftain reported.

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“I think it’s just a horrible tragedy,” Capt. Joe Garcia said.

The names of the victims weren’t immediately released.

Officers responding to an emergency call shortly after 2 p.m. tried to revive the victims at Pueblo Grande Village, a mobile home park located north of downtown Pueblo, about 105 miles south of Denver.

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The Pueblo Police Department says the victims were pronounced dead by the coroner’s office.

Neighbours appeared shaken as police investigated the scene.