Mother questions city water park equipment and response time following 3-year-old son drowning

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The mother of a 3-year-old toddler is now questioning the response time and safety equipment being used at a city water park after her son drowned Saturday.

Mother, Jessica Weaver said she took her son, Anthony Leo Malave, to the soft opening of Camp Cohen over the weekend but ended in the hospital after her son was unresponsive in the pool.

Weaver said although it was an accident, the city is partly to blame for failed CPR equipment that was used on her son moments after getting taken out of the pool.

She said first responders were called at 5:09 p.m. and arrived at 5:14 p.m. Still, she said the late response from lifeguards to notice the situation was concerning and the park was not prepared for this season's opening.

"I can't say my son would be here today if the machine, the equipment, that they had worked properly. But I can say that no one else has to go through this," she said.

She reminds parents to keep an eye on their kids around the pool this summer and have them wear a floating device at all times.

"I know lifeguards are on duty, but even then, it just only took, I don't even know how long, like it's just seconds for a tragedy to happen." said Weaver.

ABC-7 reached out to the city for comment, but said no additional details will be provided until the investigation has been complete.

Weaver said she will be getting CPR certified, and said if something like this happens again, she may be able to help save somebody else's life.

Police have not confirmed the identity of the child who passed.