WATERFORD, N.Y. -- A 3-year-old child is dead after drowning in a pool in Waterford.

Waterford police said the little girl fell into a pool on Middletown Road Wednesday afternoon.

Waterford police, the Waterford Rescue Squad and the Halfmoon-Waterford Fire Department responded to the scene around 2:50 p.m.

Emergency treatment was administered, but the girl was pronounced dead at St. Mary's Hospital.

The incident is being investigated by Waterford police, the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office, along with New York State Police.