Child pulled from water in a hotel pool in Alexandria reported to be in critical condition

The incident occurred early Sunday evening at a Holiday Inn.

June 13, 2022 at 3:47PM

A youngster was pulled from underwater in a hotel pool in western Minnesota and was last reported to be in critical condition, authorities said Monday.

The incident involving a 6-year-old occurred about 6:45 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria, police said.

Police arrived to find the child receiving CPR. The child was taken by ambulance to nearby Alomere Health hospital in critical condition, police said. The identity of the child has yet to be released.

Police have not said how long the child had been underwater or whether there had been adult supervision.

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