SC toddler pulled from pond in critical condition

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) A toddler has been rushed to Conway Medical Center after being pulled from a pond early Thursday morning.

Sgt. Robert Kegler, spokesman for the Horry County Police Department, said the one and a half year old boy was pulled from a pond along Patty Lane at the R&R Mobile Home Park around 8:00 a.m.

The toddler, Elijah Jimenez, was pulled from the pond by a neighbor and CPR was done prior to EMS units' arrival, according to his mother and uncle.

Jimenez is said to be in critical condition at this time, however, his mother and uncle said he was going to be okay and is being flown to the Medical University of South Carolina. They also said he was breathing on his own.

His uncle says the child may have gotten out of the house when his 3-year-old brother climbed up on something and opened the door to the trailer home.

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