3-Year-Old Survives After Pool Drain Accident Rips Out Her Intestines
A three-year-old girl miraculously survived when a faulty pool drain at a Mexican resort sucked out her small intestine. Her parents fought the powerful suction for two minutes before finding the pump switch and shutting it off. She was airlifted to a children’s hospital in Pittsburgh and underwent multiple life-saving surgeries. Doctors had to reconnect her colon directly to her digestive system, and she now relies on nightly infusions for nutrition. She may one day need an organ transplant. Her family has filed a product liability lawsuit against the pool drain manufacturer, Hayward. The case was originally filed and withdrawn in Pittsburgh and then refiled, with the family arguing they should not have to litigate in the country where the accident happened.
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