A 2-year-old girl died after drowning in a pool at a home in Stowe Township on Monday night, authorities said.

The Allegheny County Police Department said in a news release that officers were called around 7 p.m. to a home on 12th Street for a reported drowning. 

When they arrived, first responders found people performing CPR on the girl. She was then taken to UPMC Children's Hospital, where they died. The 2-year-old girl was identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as Mykhia Worthy.

Police said preliminary information shows the girl drowned in a neighbor's pool. KDKA asked police if the pool had a fence or an accessible ladder, but they said they cannot release any further details as the investigation is active and ongoing.

It's unclear whether police will file any charges or citations.

Anyone with information can call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.

Pool safety 

As the Stowe Township community mourns the 2-year-old girl, her death raises concerns about pool safety. Not just knowing how to swim, but also protecting access.

The sales manager at Alpine Pools in Hampton Township, Tom Esser, said more than 70 percent of drownings in pools involve unsupervised children under 5 years old.

"The majority of the issues that you have are not with your children. It's usually an outside person, either a visitor or a neighbor, that gets into the pool," Esser said.

For above-ground pools like the one in Stowe Township, under state law, they need to have a ladder that can be removed or locked when not in use. An in-ground pool needs to be surrounded by barriers, which could be a house with a door that has an alarm, in conjunction with a self-locking and self-latching fence.

"When we build a pool, we try to build layers of protection," Esser said.

The state also allows a pool's owner to get a special automated cover instead of a fence that supports 4,000 pounds, but know that not all municipalities acknowledge it under their ordinances and codes.

Then, make sure to get a permit and have the pool inspected. Esser says that's not happening with people buying do-it-yourself pools at big-box stores.

"Some of the building inspectors will swing by and tell them it's not the code and take it down. But in most cases, they're just left up," Esser said.