Arizona toddler declared dead was found alive in the morgue

Main Idea: An Arizona toddler, Vincent Lorenzo Fiordilino, was declared dead after a near-drowning but was later found alive in a hospital morgue, triggering an investigation and questions about how the case was handled.

Key Points:

• Vincent was pulled from a family pool, taken to the hospital, and then pronounced dead in the emergency room.
• Hours later, staff found him breathing in the morgue, and he was airlifted to Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
• The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is investigating, and police have recommended child abuse charges against the parents.
• The hospital has done an internal review, and the doctor who declared the boy dead is under scrutiny.