A 4-year-old girl is in critical condition after being pulled from a hotel pool in Kennebunk, Maine, on Saturday morning. The Kennebunk Fire Department said it was dispatched to the Hampton Inn, at 6 Independence Drive, around 9:30 a.m. for a child not breathing.
Firefighters and EMS arrived on scene and found a 4-year-old girl who was in cardiac arrest after a near drowning incident in the hotel pool. Immediate and extensive resuscitative efforts were provided on scene, according to the fire department.
The girl was taken by ambulance to MaineHealth Biddeford and then flown by medical helicopter to MaineHealth Portland, where she was in critical condition. The circumstances surrounding the incident were not immediately provided.
This incident is under review, the fire department added, noting that additional information is not being released at this time out of respect for the family’s privacy. The fire department is also offering these pool and water safety tips for the summer season: “Protect Children – Phones Down Eyes Up.”
Original reporting: NBC10 Boston — read the source article.
