Child hospitalized after near-drowning at Atascocita pool on Fourth of July weekend

A child was hospitalized in serious condition after a near-drowning at a community beach club pool at 15808 Crystal Terrace Drive in Atascocita during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday night and helped get the child, about 8 years old, out of the water and to medical care.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said families should never leave children unsupervised near pools, bathtubs, lakes or any other body of water, even for a moment, and urged barriers and active supervision as basic protections. Harris County officials also handled a second drowning-related call over the same holiday period, this one fatal.

In northwest Harris County, a 5-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive in an apartment complex pool near Wortham Boulevard and FM 1960. CPR was performed before he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Detectives were investigating the fatal case, and the district attorney’s office will decide whether charges will be filed.

Drowning is a leading cause of death in childhood, especially for children ages 1 to 4, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends multiple layers of protection, including 4-sided fencing for residential pools, close supervision near water and swim lessons when children are ready. Drowning can happen in almost any amount of water and can take only a few minutes. Texas’s Department of Family and Protective Services’ 2026 tracker showed 44 child drownings statewide as of June 30, including five in Harris County.