2-year-old Riverton girl in critical condition after being found in neighbor’s pool

Family and neighbors console each another after a 2-year-old girl was found unconscious Sunday in a backyard swimming pool at a home on Timpview Dr. in Riverton, June 3, 2018. Photo: Gephardt Daily

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RIVERTON, Utah, June 4, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — A 2-year-old Riverton girl is in critical condition after being found unconscious in a neighbor’s backyard swimming pool Sunday.

Unified Police Detective Ken Hansen said first responders were dispatched to a home near 12700 South and Timpview Drive about 1:20 p.m.

When police arrived they found the child’s 20-year-old sister performing CPR.

Officers took over resuscitation efforts until medical personnel arrived.

The 2-year-old was taken by ground ambulance to a nearby hospital before being flown by helicopter to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.

Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information becomes available.

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