2 young children die after being found unresponsive in pool
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JACKSON COUNTY, MO. (AP) — Two children under the age of three died after they were found unresponsive in a residential pool. Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte said police were called to the home near Smart Road and Bob White Lane southeast of Kansas City shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday. The Kansas City Star reports that a 1-year-old and 2-year-old had been found unresponsive in the pool. Both children were taken to a local hospital where they died.