The 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowned in the family swimming pool on Sunday.
Arrayah, the youngest of Barrett’s four children, drowned after she fell into the pool Sunday morning, TMZ reported.
Police and medics responded to a call that a child had fallen into a pool at Barrett’s home in the Beach Park neighborhood in south Tampa shortly before 9:30 a.m.
Their efforts to revive the toddler were unsuccessful. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Tampa Bay police said no foul play is suspected.
“The investigation is ongoing. It is not believed to be suspicious in nature at this time, but a purely accidental and tragic incident.”
Condolences continue to pour in on social media.
Barrett’s former teammate, quarterback Tom Brady posted a photo of Barrett and his family on Instagram, along with the caption: “The Bradys love you”.
A follower wrote of losing his daughter in a similar tragedy:
“Brother I lost my daughter to a drowning accident at home in 2010. She was 16 months old and the love of my life. There are no words that will bring you comfort. God bless you all.”
Barrett, 30, and his wife, Jordanna, have three other children, ages 11, 9 and 8.
They recently celebrated Arrayah’s birthday in photos on Instagram. She turned 2 on April 19.
Barrett captioned a photo gallery:
“Happy Second birthday my little Arrayah Sunshine! We love you so much! You are the completion to our family, the apple to our eyes! You’ve become the most fun, energetic, entertaining, sweet, kind, smart, precious little girl we could have ever dreamed of!”
In his last post, he wrote:
“Happy 2nd bday to my cutie girl. So sweet and cute. You made our family complete. I love you baby girl.”
