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Child taken to hospital after being pulled from Olathe swimming pool

An 8-year-old boy was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital on Saturday afternoon after being pulled from a swimming pool.
An 8-year-old boy was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital on Saturday afternoon after being pulled from a swimming pool.

An 8-year-old boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition Saturday after being pulled from a swimming pool at an Olathe apartment complex.

Emergency crews were dispatched about 3:40 p.m. Saturday to the Fieldstone Apartments in the 15500 block of West 133rd Street.

Authorities said the child was breathing and had a pulse when he was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published June 18, 2016 at 6:54 PM with the headline "Child taken to hospital after being pulled from Olathe swimming pool."

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