MESA, AZ — Two children were taken to the hospital Sunday evening after being pulled from pools at apartment complexes that are blocks apart from each other in Mesa.
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Both calls took place between 6 and 7 p.m. at apartment complexes near Country Club Drive and Broadway Road, Mesa police say.
The first call, which came in just after 6 p.m., first responders found a five-year-old girl had been pulled from the pool.
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She was conscious and breathing when she was taken to the hospital.
About 45 minutes later, first responders were called to the nearby complex for a child who was pulled from the pool.
That child was also conscious and breathing when they were taken to the hospital.
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It’s not clear how long either child was in the water.
