More details are emerging surrounding the tragic death ofBode Miller‘s daughter.
The Olympic alpine skier and wife Morgan Beck Millershared the sad news Mondaythat 19-month-oldEmeline Grierhad died, with PEOPLE confirming the little girl had drowned in a pool in the neighborhood of Coto de Caza, California, over the weekend.
He adds that Bode “was not in the area at the time.”
“She was only missing for just a short amount of time and Mom turned and was looking for her and didn’t see her right next to her,” he continues. “Mom went straight to the backyard to where the pool was. The child was in the pool. The mom pulled out the little girl and they started CPR immediately.”
Concialdi confirmsdrowning as the cause of deatheven though Emeline was only in the water “a very short amount of time,” explaining, “As our guys approached the backyard, they just handed the child to our firefighter paramedics” and adding that his team wasn’t “on the scene for long” before Emeline was transferred toMission Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Contrary to rumors of a larger gathering, Concialdi says only “a couple of people” were at the neighbor’s house when Emeline wandered away, and “nobody was in the backyard” during the incident.
“Unfortunately, there was no isolation or safety gate that separated the house from the pool,” he tells PEOPLE. “Kids are drawn to the water. They see their older brothers and sisters playing in the water, they see friends, Mom and Dad are using the water, holding them — most kids don’t have any fear of the water.”
Continues Concialdi, “They see it as playtime and they just want to jump in and swim aroundand unfortunately, children do drownwithout a sound. There is no yelling or screaming. When a child jumps in the water and that child doesn’t know how to swim, they panic under water. It is extremely tragic.”
“The mom did everything she [could],” he says. “She went straight to that backyard pool, pulled her out immediately. Theyknew how to do CPR. They started CPR, our firefighter paramedics arrived quickly and they took her to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo and transported her in grave condition.”
Concialdi explains that “You onlydo CPR when somebody doesn’thave a pulse and [is] not breathing,” confirming Emeline had “no pulse and no respiration” when his team arrived.
“It is extremely tragic for everybody involved, including the firefighters and the sheriff deputies,” Concialdi adds of the incident. “Our heartsare broken for this family. Most of us have children and we have seen our kids get away too far from us at times and we know how quickly this could happen. It is purely an accident.”
“Her love, her light, her spirit will never be forgotten. Our little girl loved life and lived it to its fullest everyday,” added the athlete. “Our family respectfully requests privacy during this painful time.”
source: people.com
