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Methuen Girl In Critical Condition After Near-Drowning
The Essex County District Attorney's Office is calling the incident 'a potential drowning at a residential in-ground swimming pool.'
METHUEN, MA — A 10-year-old girl remains in critical condition after she was pulled from a pool at a Methuen home.
Police and fire officials responded to a home at 26 Myrtle Street in Methuen just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday night after receiving calls of a reported drowning.
The district attorney's office said an adult was giving aid to the child before she was taken to Holy Family Hospital and then flown by helicopter to Tufts Medical Center, where her condition is still critical.
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The Essex State Police Detective Unit and the Methuen Police say the incident remains under investigation.
There have been multiple drownings across Massachusetts recently, including a 17-year-old boy from Dedham who died Friday after being pulled from a pool at a high school graduation party last Sunday and a 14-year-old boy and police officer who drowned in a pond in Worcester earlier this month.
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