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Toddler rushed to hospital after being found in north Phoenix pool

The Phoenix Fire Department said fire crews responded to reports of a drowning at a home in the area of North Valley Parkway and Valley Road.
Credit: 12 News

PHOENIX — A 2-year-old boy has been rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being pulled from a north Phoenix pool, according to authorities.

The Phoenix Fire Department said Sunday at around 4:45 p.m. fire crews responded to reports of a drowning at a home in the area of North Valley Parkway and Dove Valley Road.

According to the fire department, crews arrived to find the boy had been found in the backyard pool and pulled out. 

The family told fire crews the child had been under the water for an unknown amount of time.

The child was breathing on his own when crews transported him to the hospital.

An update on his condition is not available.

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