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Toddler Found in Deep End of Pool, Pronounced Dead at Apple Valley Hospital

A 911 call for help was made at 9:54 a.m. Saturday, according to the coroner. The pool was in the back yard of a residence in the 14000 block of Mandan Road in Apple Valley.

A toddler was pulled from a residential swimming pool Saturday in Apple Valley and declared deceased at St. Mary's Medical Center, the coroner reported Sunday.

The girl, Serena Mae Earls, 2 years 10 months old, "was found in the deep end of the family's in-ground swimming pool," the coroner reported.

A 911 call for help was made at 9:54 a.m. Saturday, according to the coroner. The pool was in the back yard of a residence in the 14000 block of Mandan Road in Apple Valley.

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"A family member removed her from the pool and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation," the coroner reported. "The child was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center Emergency Room. Resuscitative efforts were to no avail and Earls was pronounced deceased at 10:55 AM."

The incident was being investigated by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

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