A 63-year-old man is the victim of an apparent drowning in a backyard pool on the north side of Hutchinson.
The victim’s wife came home around 6:15 PM in the 3000 block of Garden Grove, according to Dustin Hendrickson, one of the manager’s of a nearby Pizza Hut. He says the man’s wife found him face down in the pool. She was on the phone with 911 dispatch as she yelled for help.
Hendrickson says he went inside and grabbed as many of his co-workers as possible. They went behind the home and pulled the man out of the water and began CPR. An off duty paramedic also stopped and took over. They continued CPR until city fire and Reno County EMS arrived, but the man was pronounced dead.
According to Police Sgt. Josh Radloff, the body may be taken to the Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center for a possible autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
The victim’s identity has not been released.