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Hernando -  Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, Citrus County deputies responded to an urgent call about a 19-month-old youngster in distress by the family pool at 3910 E. Laguna Loop.

The little boy, who had been in a floating ring, was enjoying the water in the family's in-ground pool.  His mother took a moment to hand a cell phone to her husband, who was fishing with his two daughters in a canal just feet away.

When she turned back to the pool, little James Weir, IV, was face-down in the water.

His mother snatched him out of the pool, and his dad began CPR until a CCSO deputy arrived on scene moments later and took over.

Once EMS arrived, the child was transported to Citrus Memorial Health System in Inverness.

The child, who is in very serious condition, is expected to be transported to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg for further treatment.