ST. LOUIS – Detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating after a young girl was found unresponsive in a hotel pool.

The incident happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Element St. Louis Midtown in the 3700 block of Forest Park Avenue.

Hotel staff informed police that the child was found in their indoor pool.


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The child, said to be a 7-year-old, was rushed to the hospital and remains in critical condition.

The SLMPD’s Child Abuse Unit is handling the investigation. As of Sunday afternoon, the matter has been classified as an “accidental injury.”