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| A baby who was pronounced dead after plunging into the River Thames is fighting for her life in hospital, after doctors found a faint heartbeat. | A baby who was pronounced dead after plunging into the River Thames is fighting for her life in hospital, after doctors found a faint heartbeat. |
| The baby girl, aged 10 months, fell into the river at Ferry Lane, in Goring, south Oxfordshire. | The baby girl, aged 10 months, fell into the river at Ferry Lane, in Goring, south Oxfordshire. |
| Emergency teams were quickly on the scene but said they were unable to resuscitate the girl. | Emergency teams were quickly on the scene but said they were unable to resuscitate the girl. |
| However, a faint heartbeat was later found after she was airlifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. | However, a faint heartbeat was later found after she was airlifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. |
| Sergeant Graham Pink, of Thames Valley Police, said: "The child was pronounced dead at the John Radcliffe Hospital - before a very faint heartbeat was discovered. | Sergeant Graham Pink, of Thames Valley Police, said: "The child was pronounced dead at the John Radcliffe Hospital - before a very faint heartbeat was discovered. |
| "The child remains in a critical condition. | "The child remains in a critical condition. |
| "The initial report was that the child had died. We put a statement out saying the child was dead and we would not have done that unless we had been told she was dead." | "The initial report was that the child had died. We put a statement out saying the child was dead and we would not have done that unless we had been told she was dead." |
| She was unconscious and not breathing. We did not declare her dead Spokeswoman, South Central Ambulance Service | |
| The mother and another child, who were on the river bank, were also taken to the hospital, as a precautionary measure. | The mother and another child, who were on the river bank, were also taken to the hospital, as a precautionary measure. |
| Officers who were called to the scene at 0945 BST are still at the riverside. | Officers who were called to the scene at 0945 BST are still at the riverside. |
| The BBC understands that the child fell from a towpath and a boat was used in the rescue. | The BBC understands that the child fell from a towpath and a boat was used in the rescue. |
| Sgt Pink confirmed a man in a boat was believed to have seen the baby in the water and jumped in to help. | Sgt Pink confirmed a man in a boat was believed to have seen the baby in the water and jumped in to help. |
| Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue, who attended the scene, said they were made aware that one adult and two children had been pulled from the river by a passer-by. | Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue, who attended the scene, said they were made aware that one adult and two children had been pulled from the river by a passer-by. |
| "The circumstances leading up to the incident are unclear," said a spokesman. | "The circumstances leading up to the incident are unclear," said a spokesman. |
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| Baby survives Thames River fall | |
| A spokeswoman for South Central Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a report of a possible drowning, with a female and a child in the water. | A spokeswoman for South Central Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a report of a possible drowning, with a female and a child in the water. |
| "When we arrived, the toddler was out of the water. She was unconscious and not breathing. We did not declare her dead." | "When we arrived, the toddler was out of the water. She was unconscious and not breathing. We did not declare her dead." |
| A John Radcliffe Hospital spokeswoman declined to comment. | A John Radcliffe Hospital spokeswoman declined to comment. |
| A spokeswoman for the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "A faint heartbeat was discovered as doctors tried to resuscitate her. She is now in a critical condition." | A spokeswoman for the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "A faint heartbeat was discovered as doctors tried to resuscitate her. She is now in a critical condition." |