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Toddler declared dead found alive in morgue 5 hours later

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The Arizona child, pulled from a backyard pool, was pronounced dead but kept breathing; a medical examiner's transporter found him alive.

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  1. 12News Phoenix

    An Arizona toddler was declared dead and later found alive in the morgue. New video gives insight into what happened. (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    The toddler is expected to survive, according to Gilbert police.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Arizona toddler declared dead was found alive in the morgue (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    At 6:20 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, an Arizona toddler was pronounced dead in an emergency room. At 11:52 p.m., the boy was found breathing in a hospital morgue. What happened during that nearly six-hour period — and the circumstances that led to the near-drowning of 18-month-old Vincent Lorenzo Fior…

  3. WLTX Columbia

    Toddler declared dead found alive in morgue 5 hours later (opens WLTX Columbia)

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    WLTX Columbia's feed description

    The Arizona child, pulled from a backyard pool, was pronounced dead but kept breathing; a medical examiner's transporter found him alive.

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