ATLANTA — A 4-year-old girl has died after an accidental drowning incident at an Atlanta home on Saturday afternoon, according to police.

The incident happened around 2:40 p.m. at a home on Memorial Drive SE. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the child in "critical condition." Police said the child was taken to the hospital, where she later died.

11Alive's Gilat Melamed stated she saw police tape and several officers in the backyard of the home.

Jack Bell, who is a neighbor, stated that there is a pool at the home. The neighbor said he didn't know the people living there well because they started renting in the spring. He described the emergency crews' response to the home.

"A lady came out, she was in the front yard waving down a fire truck, and she seemed distraught. J

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