Family recalls ordeal of child found alive in morgue
The gist
18-month-old Vincent Fiordilino was pronounced dead in Arizona, then found breathing in the morgue hours later.
His mother says she feels misled, and the family plans to sue over his severe brain injury.
How it unfolded
- Feb 8, 2026Vincent, 18 months old, was found floating face down in a pool at a Super Bowl party at his family's Gilbert, Arizona home; police performed CPR before paramedics took him to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.
- Feb 8, 2026He arrived at the hospital around 6:04 p.m.; a doctor ordered an arterial blood gas test at 6:08 p.m. that was canceled, and labs were collected at 6:11 p.m.
- Feb 8, 2026At 6:13 p.m. officers asked whether blood gas results were in and staff said they were not; results did not arrive until 6:38 p.m., 18 minutes after he was declared dead.