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Girl, 2, Found Unresponsive in Suburban Omaha Pool

ambulance(AP) — A 2-year-old girl has been hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a backyard pool in an Omaha suburb.

Papillion police say the girl was found by a relative about 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Medics were able to restore her heartbeat, and she was taken to nearby Midlands Hospital. Later she was transferred to Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha.

Police Lt. Chris Witted says the girl slipped out a door and was able to open a gate to the above-ground pool. Her name hasn’t been released.

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