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Toddler in critical condition after being rescued from pool, resuscitated

A two-year-old was taken out of a pool in the 13000 block of Lidcomb Avenue, near Watson Lane Elementary School.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A toddler is in critical condition after being rescued from a residential pool in southwest Jefferson County.

The Louisville Metro Police Department said a two-year-old girl was taken out of a pool in the 13000 block of Lidcomb Avenue, near Watson Lane Elementary School, around noon Sunday. When officers and EMS arrived on scene, they found a family member performing CPR on the child, who was resuscitated.

Officers set up a hospital route for EMS to take the child to Norton Children's Hospital, where spokesperson Alicia Smiley said she remains in critical condition.

WHAS11 will update this story with more information when it is received.

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