5-Year-Old Girl in Critical Condition After Being Swept into Storm Drain: ‘Praying for a Miracle’

A 5-year-old Florida girl is in critical condition after being swept into a storm drain, authorities said.

The incident happened after a water main break on Bahia Vista Street in Sarasota around 6 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 24, according to WWSB, WTVT, and WFTS.

Officials told the outlets that the child had been playing near a culvert when the water main broke. The sudden surge of water created a powerful current that pulled her into the storm drain. Emergency crews located her about 100 yards from where she had been swept in, WWSB reported…

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