Toddler found ALIVE in morgue after he was found floating face down in pool & wrongly declared dead by doctor

A TODDLER has miraculously been found alive and well inside a hospital morgue after a doctor wrongly declared him dead.

Vincent Lorenzo Fiordilino was discovered floating face down in a back garden pool at his family home with the 18-month-old boy unresponsive when he was pulled from the water.

Vincent’s distraught parents had left him alone for 15 minutes after they went outside to talk when they realised he had gone missing.

Seconds later, his mum – Alexus Fiordilino – found him floating in the pool.

His dad Angelo then desperately tried to save him as they sat on the phone to 911 operators.

A family member told emergency responders in recordings of the emergency calls: “I just found my nephew in the pool.”

The operator responded by asking if the toddler was still breathing.

“We’re not sure”, Angelo replied.

The dad was told to perform CPR and at one point, a family member claimed the toddler had been “starting to respond”.

Officers were at the address within five minutes of when the first phone call was made.

Vincent was rushed to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, where doctors quickly declared him dead.

But police records have now allegedly revealed the boy had displayed signs of life before his official time of death.

One officer had also claimed to have heard a nurse say the toddler had a pulse.

Despite the concerns, Vincent was taken to the nearby morgue where he stayed for five hours.

He was only discovered alive when a medical examiner found a faint heartbeat as they arrived to take the body away from the morgue.

He was immediately airlifted to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital for treatment.

The horrific ordeal took place on Super Bowl Sunday on February 8.

In an online fundraiser, his family said the initial diagnosis after Vincent was saved from the morgue was critical.

Doctors found Vincent’s organs were shutting down and also said he had brain damage.

But several days later, doctors were proven wrong again when an MRI showed the toddler had no brain damage.

He was suffering with a minor brain bruise that his growing organ is expected to compensate for.

“Despite this miracle, Vincent still faces a long and challenging recovery,” the family said.

“He will need extensive therapy, ongoing medical monitoring, and support for his healing organs.”

Medical staff have begun referring to Vincent as a “miracle baby” after doctors were able to start taking him off a breathing assistance ventilator just days later.

But his family has revealed that while they are “overwhelmed with gratitude”, the treatment is very expensive.

“Between emergency care, air transport, ICU treatment, MRIs, organ support, and the long-term therapy ahead, the financial burden is immense,” they said.

At the time of writing, the GoFundMe campaign had raised £14,000.

And the family is now under legal scrutiny as police have recommended charges be brought against Vincent’s parents.

A spokesperson from the Gilbert Police Department told the California Post that they had recommended one felony charge of child abuse to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

“Gilbert PD detectives conducted a thorough investigation regarding the circumstances surrounding this incident,” the department said.

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office told the outlet it had received the recommendation on June 3 and was still reviewing it.

No decision to charge the parents has been made yet.