{"id":376824,"date":"2026-06-27T04:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/376824\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T04:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:04:34","slug":"child-identified-after-tragic-drowning-at-fresno-apartment-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/376824\/","title":{"rendered":"Child identified after tragic drowning at Fresno apartment complex"},"content":{"rendered":"

The family of a seven-year-old is in mourning after the young boy drowned<\/a> in an apartment complex swimming pool in Fresno.<\/p>\n

Ackamus Gill was at the Summer Park Apartments pool with more than a dozen kids yesterday when emergency crews were called to reports of a drowning at the apartment complex located at Butler and Winery, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

Police said by the time officers and firefighters arrived, Gill had already been taken out of the pool. They immediately began CPR, and the little boy was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead<\/a>, ABC 30 reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Northern California family is mourning following a tragic drowning of a 7-year-old boy at an apartment complex swimming pool in Fresno. ABC30<\/p>\n

The father of the boy, James Gill, later posted a heartbreaking message on social media about losing his little boy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost my son,\u201d the father\u2019s post read<\/a>. \u201cLife doesn\u2019t feel real. Please, if you\u2019re not immediate family, place your prayers and support here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ackamus Gill was at the Summer Park Apartments pool with more than a dozen kids when emergency crews responded to reports of a drowning. ABC30<\/p>\n

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Loved ones and friends reacted to the news, sending condolences and prayers to the family following the unthinkable loss of a child<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One of the pictures on James Gill\u2019s Facebook page showed a picture of his son as the family celebrated a school promotion.<\/p>\n

One of the pictures on Gill\u2019s Facebook page showed a picture of his son as the family celebrated a school promotion. Facebook\/Jim Gill<\/p>\n

A person who said they were there Thursday reacted to the heartbreaking news, writing that they tried to give the boy CPR until the ambulance arrived.<\/p>\n

Police said the boy was at the pool with more than 20 other kids and adults. However, no lifeguards were present, KSEE\/KGPE reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Neighbors at the complex said that the pool had just reopened last week, amid the area\u2019s scorching triple-digit temperatures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is unclear how long the child was under the water and was unconscious.<\/p>\n

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