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Young girl rescued at Blue Lake in critical condition

07:38 PM PDT on Saturday, July 4, 2009

By KGW STAFF

A young girl pulled from Fairview's Blue Lake Park on Friday after nearly drowning remained in critical condition on Saturday, according to Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

It was the second near-drowning at Blue Lake in two days.

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Gresham firefighters responded to Blue Lake after reports a young girl drowned.

Lifeguards rescued her just after 4:45 Friday. Witnesses called 9-1-1 after young girl went under water and never resurfaced.

Dive teams responded but the girl had already been pulled from the water. Gresham firefighters performed CPR on the girl before she was transported to an area hospital.

The name and exact age of the girl were not released.

Emergency crews say there is a steep underwater shelf just beyond the roped-off swimming area. The girl apparently fell down that shelf.

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