Plainfield police are investigating the death of a 7-year-old girl found in a pool Wednesday afternoon.
Police and medical crews were called to 86 Glebas Road around 1:30 p.m.
Neighbors said they could hear that something was wrong.
"A scream, the mother scream. Then, a lot of commotion, then the emergency vehicles came. It's just sad," Teresa Smith said.
“Next thing I know the ambulance pulled up, the rescue, and they had the little girl on the table,” says Diana Smith.
Police say seven-year-old Isabella Costanzo was rushed to Backus Hospital in Plainfield where she was pronounced dead.
“I feel terrible,” says Bob Smith.
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There was an emotional scene as people gathered outside the home.
In a press release, police say it appears that Isabella had been playing in her room, wandered outside, and later her mother found her in the pool.
“I can’t imagine. I can’t imagine,” says Diana Smith. “I feel so bad. Anybody losing a child.”
Police say the pool had an unsecured ladder that led from the ground to the pool.
Officers say town regulations require pools to have an audible alarm and a self-latching/self-closing gate.