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Unconscious Young Child Pulled From Long Island Home's Backyard Pool: Police

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Nassau County police say a young child in distress was pulled from a pool in Baldwin Harbor Tuesday afternoon.

Officer responded to the home on Imperial Drive just after 12 p.m. after a boy was found unconscious in a backyard pool, according to Nassau County police. The first responders performed CPR on the child, who was then rushed to a nearby hospital.

The was listed in critical condition, police said.

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No details on how the child may have ended up in the pool were immediately available. An investigation is ongoing.

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