The toddler was tragically pronounced dead after a near-drowning to be found still breathing in the hospital morgue roughly five hours later according to reports07:52, 09 Jul 2026A toddler was found alive inside a hospital morgue hours after being declared dead by a doctor following a horrific 'drowning' incident.‌The 18-month-old boy, Vincent Lorenzo Fiordilino, was found face down in his family's swimming pool in Gilbert, Arizona, on February 8 at a Super Bowl gathering.‌Emergency crews rushed to the scene at 5.20pm and the young boy was taken to Mercy Gilbert Medical Centre.‌Less than an hour after his arrival, doctors pronounced him dead.However, in an extraordinary twist, the boy was found to still be breathing after being put inside the hospital's morgue.‌He was immediately airlifted to another hospital for emergency treatment and has since been discharged.The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is now investigating the six-hour ordeal and circumstances surrounding Vincent's near-drowning.According to a police report, officers questioned the decision to declare the toddler dead after believing they saw signs of life.‌Investigators note that these concerns were raised with the attending physician, Dr Aryan Toosi, who allegedly dismissed them.The report states that Dr Toosi told officers: “Please do your thing and let me do my thing. I went to medical school for a reason.”Footage captured by body camera appears to show the moment Vincent was declared dead.‌Dr Toosi allegedly said: “If there’s no objections, I’d like to call time of death.“Time of death 18.20. Moment of silence.”‌The police report recalls that the doctors broke the heartbreaking news to the boy's parents moments before this.The report adds that officers and the child’s parents believed the boy was still gasping for air even after he had been pronounced dead.A detective reported hearing “another audible gasp” at around 7.18pm as hospital staff prepared to move the child from the trauma room into the refrigerated holding area.‌Five hours after the toddler was pronounced dead, a transporter from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office arrived to collect his body.But, he was found to still be breathing.His parents had been sent home, led to believe they had lost their baby boy.‌He was rushed by air ambulance to another hospital, where he received emergency treatment before later being discharged.As well as investigating the ordeal in the hospital, the force are also investigating the moments that led to the boy's near-drowning.The Gilbert Police Department said it has recommended that the boy’s parents face child abuse charges.‌According to a police report obtained by NBC affiliate KPNX, it is believed the boy's parents were unaware he had wandered to the pool while the game was on.Investigators suggest this is because of “the potential of both parents’ state of mind being impaired by marijuana and/or other mind altering substances.“Both admitted to smoking marijuana the morning of the drowning,” the report states.‌Mercy Gilbert Medical Centre confirmed it carried out an internal investigation into what it described as “a heartbreaking situation”.The hospital said it conducted “a thorough review of all aspects of the care provided to learn what happened and to make meaningful changes to strengthen our care”.The medical centre refused to provide any further comment.‌Dr Toosi’s lawyer, Scott Holden, defended his client but told The Sun he could not comment fully while investigations continue.In a statement, Holden said: “Because of this, as well as patient confidentiality, we are unable to make a full statement at this time other than to assure you that there is much more to this case, both factually and medically, than has been reported thus far.”Although Vincent is not named in the report, the family have shared the story via GoFundMe.Article continues belowIn a GoFundMe for Vincent, his family say that the toddler is breathing with the assistance of a ventilator.He has avoided serious brain damage, but will require ongoing medical monitoring and extensive therapy.