Toddler suffers brain damage in pool tragedy

A little girl who fell into a pool and started breathing again 40 minutes after she was declared dead has suffered a severe and probably irreversible brain injury, doctors said.

A little girl who fell into a pool and started breathing again 40 minutes after she was declared dead has suffered a severe and probably irreversible brain injury, doctors said.

It is unclear whether 22-month-old Mackayala Jespersen can hear or see. She can move her arms and legs, but there is no purposeful movement, doctors said.

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