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(KSL News) A 3-year-old West Valley girl nearly drowned this afternoon after falling into a canal near her home at 7120 W. King's State Dr.
The little girl was playing in her backyard and wandered into a canal that borders the property. Police say her mother found her in the water and quickly pulled her out.
The girl was still breathing and conscious at the time, but emergency crews found water in her lungs and airlifted her to Primary Children's Medical Center.
Police say she should be fine.
