FD: 3-year-old critical after being pulled from pool

SURPRISE, AZ – A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after being pulled from a pool in Surprise.

Surprise Fire Department spokesperson Renee Hamblin said the boy was playing in the backyard with his brothers when one of the boys unlocked a pool gate.

The 3-year-old, who cannot swim, fell in the pool and was underwater for about 5-10 minutes.

An adult man pulled the child from the pool and performed CPR.

The boy was taken to Phoenix Children’s Hospital in critical condition.

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