AVONDALE, Ariz. — A two-year-old is in “extremely critical condition” following a near-drowning in Avondale Friday afternoon.
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Officers were called to a home near Buckeye Road and Avondale Boulevard around 3:43 p.m fore reports of a two-year-old who was found in an inflatable pool, according to the Avondale Police Department.
The child had been removed from the pool when officers arrived and they began lifesaving measures. Avondale Fire and Medical responded ant the child was taken to the hospital in “extremely critical condition.”
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Police are investigating how the child wound up in the pool.