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Toddler Revived Hours After Being Declared Dead
5 Mar
Summary
- A toddler was revived five hours after being pronounced dead.
- The child had been found unresponsive in a backyard pool.
- Doctors are calling the event a miracle, citing possible cold-induced faint pulse.

A toddler in Gilbert, Arizona, miraculously regained signs of life five hours after being pronounced dead following a drowning incident in a backyard pool. Emergency services responded to the home on February 8, a day when millions were watching the Super Bowl. Despite initial life-saving efforts, the child was declared deceased around 6:20 PM.
In an extraordinary development, police were later informed that the child began showing signs of life approximately five hours after being pronounced dead. The child was subsequently airlifted to a hospital and is expected to recover. Medical professionals, including Dr. Frank LoVecchio, expressed astonishment at the situation, calling it a 'miracle' and theorizing that extreme cold from the water may have made the pulse undetectable. He emphasized the need for absolute certainty before pronouncing a child deceased.