An 18-year-old woman who drowned in a private swimming pool Wednesday evening in southwest Canton has been identified as Jamehia Smothers, according to Stark County Coroner Chief Investigator Harry Campbell.
Emergency crews were called around 6:30 p.m. to a residence in the 2400 block of 10th Street SW, where bystanders were already performing CPR on Smothers before first responders arrived, Canton Fire Battalion Chief Steve Henderson told JordanMiller.News.
Family members were present at the scene as paramedics worked to revive her. She was transported to Aultman Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
The circumstances surrounding the drowning remain under investigation.
