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Child, 6, Dies From Drowning At Chattanooga Hotel Swimming Pool

  • Tuesday, November 23, 2021

A six-year-old child has drowned in a Chattanooga hotel swimming pool.

The incident happened Friday shortly before 8 p.m. at the LaQuinta Inn, 7051 McCutcheon Road.

City police officers and firefighters tried to revive the child with CPR. The life-saving attempts were continued on the way to the hospital in an ambulance. However, the child died later.

The death was ruled accidental with no charges to be filed.

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