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Child rescued from Cherry Creek Reservoir after 10 minutes underwater

Paramedics were medically assisting the child to breathe and transporting the victim to a nearby hospital

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A child was rushed to the hospital after they were pulled from the Cherry Creek Reservoir Sunday afternoon.

The child, whose age and gender are not known, was rescued from the reservoir around 2:30 p.m. after the child was submerged underwater for 10 minutes, according to South Metro Fire spokesperson Connor Wist.

Wist said the child was unable to breathe on their own after crews pulled the victim from the water.

Paramedics were medically assisting the child to breathe and transporting the victim to a nearby hospital. Their condition is not known.

Authorities are at Cherry Creek State Park investigating the circumstances the led to the near-drowning.

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