Silicon Valley exec dies trying to save daughter in pool

Jim Tramel, 43, of Burlingame, was one of seven people shocked inside a pool at a Palm Springs home on the 2300 block of Yosemite Drive, police said in a statement. Jim Tramel, 43, of Burlingame, was one of seven people shocked inside a pool at a Palm Springs home on the 2300 block of Yosemite Drive, police said in a statement. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Silicon Valley exec dies trying to save daughter in pool 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

An executive at a Silicon Valley tech company died Sunday and his 9-year-old daughter is in critical condition after he tried to save her from electrocution in a swimming pool accident, police and colleagues said.

Jim Tramel, 43, of Burlingame, was one of seven people shocked inside a pool at a Palm Springs home on the 2300 block of Yosemite Drive, police said in a statement.

Officers received reports two people turned blue after jumping into a pool and responded to the residential neighborhood around 4 p.m. Sunday, finding people at the home giving Tramel and his 9-year-old daughter CPR.

Tramel noticed the girl in distress from electric shock when he jumped in to rescue her, police and fire personnel said. He was electrocuted himself during the attempt and had to be pulled from the pool.

Palm Springs Police said it’s believed faulty wiring caused the accident.

Tramel’s daughter remained in critical condition at Loma Linda University Medical Center on Tuesday.

Police said five others in the pool were shocked, but most were far enough away from the wires to safely get out of the water. One victim, a 10-year-old girl, is being treated at the same hospital and is in stable condition, police said.

The other victims — a 45-year-old woman, a 6-year-old boy, a 6-year-old girl and an 8-year-old girl, were treated and released after personnel took everyone to hospitals.

Tramel was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs.

Tramel worked as a vice president of sales at marketing technology company RevJet. CEO and founder Mitchell Weisman created a GoFundMe page on Monday to raise money for the family.

“Jim's lovely wife Kim and their children now face the future without a husband, and without a father,” Weisman wrote. “Even worse, at this very moment Jim's oldest child remains in intensive care, fighting for her life. Please pray with us for her survival and recovery.”

Weisman said the funds will be presented to Jim’s wife, Kim, as a stipend “for use by Kim as she chooses for the welfare and education of her children, and/or as one or more donation(s) to some deserving non-profit(s) of her choice.” As of Thursday, nearly 950 people had raised more than $157,000.

Jenna Lyons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jlyons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @JennaJourno