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JCSO: Toddler found in pool passes away

The missing toddler was found in a swimming pool by family members, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

NEW MARKET, Tenn. — UPDATE (3/29): 

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the toddler who was found in a swimming pool a week ago has died. 

The toddler, Karlee Rae Hulbert, passed on March 29. 

"We ask everyone to remember this family in your thoughts and prayers in the coming days," JCSO said. 

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A 23-month-old child was found in a swimming pool after going missing on Friday, the Jefferson County Sherriff's Office said. 

At around noon, deputies were sent to a reported drowning on Mountain Meadows Drive in New Market. The deputies on the scene had been informed of a missing child having been found inside the swimming pool.

The family of the child was performing CPR when the deputies arrived two minutes later. They then took over the medical attention of the child until Jefferson County EMS arrived on the scene to transport them to Jefferson Memorial Hospital, JCSO said.

The child was then stabilized and sent to East Tennessee Children's Hospital where the child remains in critical condition, according to JCSO. 

This is an ongoing investigation. 

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