Toddler in critical condition after falling into Delacour pool

A toddler was rushed to a Calgary hospital in life-threatening condition after falling into a pool in Delacour, Alta.

Paramedics said they received a call about the incidentjust before 6 p.m. Thursday.

"We transported one child, approximately three years old, to Peter Lougheed hospital in critical condition," an EMS spokesperson told CBC News.

A team of pediatric specialists then helped transfer the boy to theAlberta Children's Hospital in Calgary.

At last report, the boy was still in critical, life-threatening condition, RCMP said Friday morning.

RCMPinvestigating

Police are still trying to piece together what happened.

So far, all they could say is that an adult at the home went outside and found the boy in the pool.

"I'm not sure why, but the adult ran to the adjacent corner store, where 911 was called and that's where first aid was rendered," said RCMP Sgt. John Spaans.

The store is "within a stone's throw" from the home, he added.

Police said in a release Friday thereisno indication of foul play or criminal responsibility at this time.

Delacour is a hamlet just east of Calgary, located about 10 kilometres from the city's northeast periphery.

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