Clearwater Toddler In Critical Condition After Falling Into Pool

CLEARWATER, FL — A 15-month-old girl is in critical condition after being found floating in a backyard pool.

Clearwater Police were called to a home in the 1900 block of Douglas Avenue Monday at 8:20 p.m. Family members and friends were in the pool area when they went into the house to prepare for dinner. In the process, a rear sliding-glass door leading to the enclosed pool was inadvertently left open just enough for the toddler to slip through.

The toddler's 7-year-old sister found her and removed her from the water. Family members began CPR and called 911.

The little girl was taken to Mease Dunedin Hospital and then transferred to St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa.