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‘It’s just a horrible tragedy’: 2 children, babysitter drown in swimming pool

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3 and 6-year-old sisters along with 17-year-old babysitter drown in pool in Colorado
WATCH ABOVE: Three and six year-old sisters along with their 17-year-old babysitter drowned in a pool at a trailer park in Pueblo, CO on Tuesday. Jeff Todd reports – Aug 10, 2016

PUEBLO, Colo. – Two sisters, ages three and six, and their 17-year-old female babysitter drowned in a swimming pool in a southern Colorado mobile home park, police said Monday.

Pueblo police were investigating what led to the drownings but said no foul play was suspected, The Pueblo Chieftain reported.

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“I think it’s just a horrible tragedy,” Capt. Joe Garcia said.

The names of the victims weren’t immediately released.

Officers responding to an emergency call shortly after 2 p.m. tried to revive the victims at Pueblo Grande Village, a mobile home park located north of downtown Pueblo, about 105 miles south of Denver.

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The Pueblo Police Department says the victims were pronounced dead by the coroner’s office.

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Neighbours appeared shaken as police investigated the scene.

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