2-year-old girl pulled from pool in Pompano Beach

Child taken to Holy Cross Hospital

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A 2-year-old girl was pulled from a residential pool Wednesday morning in Pompano Beach, authorities said.

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue spokeswoman Sandra King said the girl was found by a resident shortly after 7:30 a.m. floating in the pool at a home at 3250 Canal Drive.

The resident performed CPR on the child until authorities arrived, King said.

According to King, the girl was unresponsive when fire rescue personnel arrived.

She was taken to Holy Cross Hospital and is expected to be transferred to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. 

No other details were immediately released.


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