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Burnley canal-plunge toddler in 'critical condition' | |
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A toddler is in a critical condition in hospital after being found face down in a canal in Lancashire. | A toddler is in a critical condition in hospital after being found face down in a canal in Lancashire. |
The two-year-old boy was walking with his mother from the Colne Road area of Burnley to a nearby address when he ran off along Pheasantford Green some time after 17:05 BST on Monday, police said. | |
He was found in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal shortly after. | |
Police said he was treated by paramedics and taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital by air ambulance. | Police said he was treated by paramedics and taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital by air ambulance. |
He has since been transferred to Manchester Children's Hospital where he is said to be "very poorly". | |
Police are appealing to anyone that saw the boy, either alone or with his mother, to come forward. | |
He is described as Asian with short dark hair, wearing a grey T-shirt, black trousers and white shoes. | |
His mother is aged 25, of medium build with long dark hair, wearing dark coloured traditional Asian clothing and a head scarf. | |
Det Insp Marie Haworth said: "Monday was a nice sunny day and I am confident there would have been many people in the area travelling home from work, feeding the ducks or walking their dogs." |