On Saturday, August 13, at approximately 12:50pm Stafford County Deputies, Aquia Harbour Police and Stafford Fire & Rescue responded to a report of a drowning in a residential/private pool located in Aquia Harbour.

A parent of two children left them in the care of an acquaintance at the residence, while away. Investigators were told that both children went missing from inside the home during the day. Neighbors found the boy, age two, playing outside. The girl, age three, was found unresponsive in the pool by the adult acquaintance at the residence. She began performing CPR. Rescue units responded to the scene and arrived almost immediately to continue CPR during the transport and also at Stafford Hospital Center. The child was pronounced dead at the hospital.

No charges have been filed as the investigation is still underway.