Child in critical condition after wandering off and falling into pond in SW Harris Co., deputies say

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A young girl is in the ICU in critical condition Tuesday night after she wandered off and fell into a pond in southwest Harris County, according to authorities.

At about 4 p.m., Harris County sheriff's deputies responded to a possible drowning call at the Anderson Lake subdivision in the 4400 block of Waterside Cove Lane near Sam Houston Tollway.

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At the scene, deputies learned that a neighborhood employee had found the child, possibly a 7-year-old, in the pond. CPR was performed and the girl was taken to the hospital.


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It's unclear how the child wandered off or if anyone will be facing charges.
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