Drowned tot used pet door

A Fort Bend County toddler who drowned in his family's pool apparently slipped out of the house through a pet door, authorities said Tuesday.

The 18 months old boy, was pronounced dead at Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital about 9:45 p.m. Monday.

The boy lived in Woods Edge subdivision near Richmond with his grandfather, Robert Hall, 46, a sales manager, and his mother, Jamie Dawn Sherman, 23.

They said the toddler apparently crawled out through a pet door and had been missing for about 10 minutes when he was found in the pool.