6-Year-Old Drowns In Swimming Pool
Eric Valley Found In Back Yard Pool
POSTED: Monday, July 6, 2009
UPDATED: 6:50 am CDT July 6,
2009
HOCKLEY, Texas -- A 6-year-old boy drowned in a back yard pool on Saturday, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said Eric Valley was missing during his family's July 4 celebration in the Hockley area.
About 20 people were at the home when they discovered he had disappeared, officials said. He was found in the pool and rushed to a hospital, where he died.
Child Protective Services said 19 children have drowned in Harris County this year.
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