7-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Apartment Pool

A Sunday afternoon outing at an apartment pool complex in south Forsyth County turns tragic following the drowning of a 7-year-old boy.

The incident happened around 3:01 p.m. at a pool in the Centennial Apartments in the Windermere subdivision located at 3100 Preston Pointe Way off Highway 20, according to the .

Stephon Alston of Cumming had apparently been playing at the pool when his father left the area to go to the restroom to wipe off his face after he had been pushed into the pool. When he came back, he saw his son’s swimsuit at the bottom of the pool and realized that his son was not resurfacing.

The father jumped in and pulled his son out of an area of the pool that is three to five feet deep, according to authorities.

CPR was performed on the boy, first by residents, and then by deputies. When emergency responders arrived they took over.

Alston was then transported to  where he was later pronounced dead.

The drowning remains under investigation by the Special Victim’s Unit of the sheriff's office.