GIRL RESCUED FROM STAGNANT BACKYARD POOL.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. -- A 5-year-old girl was reported in stable condition Friday after being pulled out of a stagnant stagnant /stag·nant/ (stag´nant) 1. motionless; not flowing or moving. 2. inactive; not developing or progressing. swimming pool in the backyard of a house where she was living, authorities said. A relative spotted the girl floating unresponsive unresponsive Neurology adjective Referring to a total lack of response to neurologic stimuli about 9:30 a.m. in the pool in the 1200 block of East Avenue Q-5, authorities said. The girl was breathing when firefighters arrived but had aspirated a quantity of the dirty water, which can cause complications, firefighters said. The girl, whose name was not immediately released, was flown by helicopter to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , firefighters said. Sheriff's officials said they asked county Department of Children's and Family Services officials to investigate the home. |
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