PHOENIX — A woman is dead after police pulled her out of a pool in central Phoenix , the city's fire department said.

The Phoenix Fire Department was dispatched around 6:45 a.m. on Sunday to a home near Buckeye Road and 24th Street for reports of a drowning.

When crews arrived at the scene, a woman had been pulled out of a pool by police officers.

"The patient was beyond resuscitative efforts," the Phoenix Fire Department told 12News.

The incident was turned over to Phoenix police.

The Phoenix Fire Department did not identify the woman or give any information regarding what led to the drowning.

No other information was released.

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