BUCKEYE, AZ (AZFamily) — A child is in critical condition after being pulled from a backyard pool in Buckeye on Sunday.

Around 4 p.m., Buckeye Fire Medical Rescue crews responded to a near-drowning call near Durango Street and Watson Road . When crews arrived, they found a 9-year-old boy who was face down and unconscious in the pool for at least one minute.

Fire crews say that the family called 911 immediately. The boy was taken to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Authorities say he was breathing but in critical condition and required advanced medical care.

What led up to the near-drowning is still under investigation.

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