Los Angeles County Medical Examiner officials have identified the man who was pronounced dead after a medical emergency call at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center Monday on the 20800 block of Centre Pointe Parkway in Canyon Country.
Frazier Bailey, 66, of Santa Clarita, has been identified as the man who died after suffering a medical emergency in the pool at the Aquatic Center.
L.A. County Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the scene around 12:21 p.m. and arrived two minutes later to give the man medical attention, according to Edith Lai, spokeswoman with the Fire Department.
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies were dispatched to the call at 12:17 p.m. and arrived a few minutes later, said Shirley Miller, spokeswoman for the station.
They arrived to an unresponsive man who possibly drowned, Miller said.
“An incident involving a patron occurred at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center earlier today. While the individual was swimming, staff observed signs of distress consistent with a medical emergency and immediately contacted first responders. Despite life-saving efforts, the individual was pronounced deceased. The cause of death has not yet been determined. We extend our condolences to the individual’s family and loved ones,” Joe Redmond, spokesman for the city of Santa Clarita, said in a prepared statement.
