Boy dies from hotel pool swimming incident

A 7-year-old boy pulled from a Coeur d’Alene hotel swimming pool Friday has died. The Coeur d’Alene Police Department was notified early this morning that the child died shortly after being removed from life support. The boy’s name has not been released. “On behalf of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department I’d like to offer my deepest sympathy to the family after this tragic accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time,” Police Chief Lee White said in a statement. Emergency crews were called Friday to the Spring Hill Suites, 2250 Seltice Way, where the boy was swimming with his 12-year-old brother, police said. The child had been diving in the deep end and swimming to the bottom but at one point did not surface. The boys’ father, who had been in the nearby hot tub, and another hotel guest performed CPR until emergency crews arrived, police said. The boy was flown to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane on Friday night. The boy’s family is from Missoula.