A coroner is investigating the case of four-year-old Hila Zohar, who died Wednesday after she was pulled from a Cote-St-Luc swimming pool.
Montreal police confirm that the girl died in hospital on Wednesday evening, a day after she was found unconscious in the public pool on Mackle Rd.
"It's a very sad event," said police spokeswoman Anie Lemieux.
"Investigators told me that no criminal elements came out so far and the investigation is now in the hands of the coroner's office."
A funeral was held for Zohar Thursday afternoon at Paperman & Sons funeral home.
The girl was unconscious when she was pulled from the water by a swimmer. She was revived and sent to Ste-Justine's hospital.
City officials say six lifeguards, plus a pool manager, were on duty at the time of the accident.
Witnesses told CTV News that the girl's parents were on site, but not by her side. The rules of the pool state that children under the age of seven must be with an adult at all times, even in the water.
Close call in Longueuil
An 11-year-old girl was rescued and revived at the pool in
Police say a lifeguard spotted her sinking to the bottom, dove in and pulled the child out.
She was not breathing and had a weak pulse, so lifeguards performed first aid until paramedics arrived.
She was breathing on her own again before the ambulance reached
A neighbour said the event left her shaken up.
"I heard the lifeguards whistle and scream, 'Get out of the pool!' We ran over there. The little girl looked disoriented. When they took her out, her body was shaking. The lifeguard said, 'Stay with us, open your eyes.' I got scared. It really is frightening. She's just 11 years old," said the teenager.
