MACON, GA- A 18-month old baby drowned at a pool at a residence in Macon on Thursday evening. Life saving measures were attempted but the child succumb to injuries sustained during the incident in central Georgia Thursday.
A relative of the child found the baby floating in a pool at a residence on Scotland Avenue in Macon on the afternoon of Thursday, June 25, 2026. First responders arrived on the scene and performed life-saving measures before transporting the child to Navicent Children’s Hospital.
Despite the efforts of medical personnel the child succumb to the injuries and was pronounced deceased at around 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
The drowning marks the latest in central Georgia. A 4-year-old drowned in Macon last month during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. As the 4th of July weekend approaches experts are issuing reminders about pool safety and children.
Alton Mitchell is a career journalist, who currently resides in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He began his journalistic writing career while attending middle school and continued on through high school earning top honors by becoming his high school newspapers Editor in Chief. During his senior year of high school Mitchell's work received community recognition following an article that helped to save a local elementary school from closure. He would later go on to college where he earned degrees in Political Science and English. Following his graduation from college Mitchell would take on several reporting jobs at smaller publications and worked in roles ranging from a freelance journalist to editorial related roles. His work was recognized and received Press Association Awards in 2021. Writing is a passion and a love for Mitchell and he hopes to enlighten the community he serves through his works with A Mitchell Media LLC.
