Two-year-old girl critical after near-drowning in backyard pool
Freya Noble
A two-year-old girl is in a critical condition after nearly drowning in a backyard pool in Sydney.
The toddler was pulled from the water by her mother at a home in Seven Hills, in the city's north-west.
It is understood she was face-down in the pool for several minutes before she was found.
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A toddler has been rushed to hospital after being pulled from a backyard pool. 9News
The girl was given CPR until a CareFlight helicopter landed in a park near the home.
CareFlight's specialist doctor and critical care paramedics intubated the girl at the scene and placed her in a medically-induced coma to stabilise her.
She was transported by road ambulance in a critical condition to The Children's Hospital at Westmead.
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