Girl airlifted to hospital after being pulled from Calgary lake

A girl was airlifted to a Calgary hospital in life-threatening condition after being pulled from Mahogany Lake on Monday afternoon by rescuers.

The Calgary Fire Department’s aquatics team was called to the lake at about 2 p.m. after an unknown number of kids jumped into the water. EMS said the call was about reports of a young swimmer entering the water and not resurfacing.

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An 11-year-old girl was missing for an hour, EMS said.

The beach was closed and paramedics, as well as STARS Air Ambulance, were called to the scene.

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According to the CFD, the girl was found by divers in about 15 to 18 feet of water, and brought to the dock where she was treated by EMS.

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The girl was airlifted by STARS to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition, according to officials.

– With files from Global News’ Kaylen Small