FORT PIERCE — A 2-year-old girl reportedly fell in a backyard pool Sunday and was in the water for up to two minutes before being rescued by her mother, a St. Lucie County Fire District spokeswoman said Monday.

Crews were called about 5:25 p.m. to the incident in the 1000 block of Jamaica Avenue, Fire District spokeswoman Catherine Chaney said. The child was conscious and breathing when fire district personnel arrived.
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PORT MAYACA — Three hunters trapped in a thicket on the east shore of Lake Okeechobee, endured by standing on submerged trees in 4 feet of water for at least 11 hours, Martin County Fire Prevention Chief Doug Killane said Tuesday.

The trio, whose identities have not been disclosed, and their four dogs became trapped in the marshy thickets sometime Monday, Killane said.

“The call came into us shortly after noon,” he said, “but no one could figure exactly where they were. They were using their cell phones.”
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