Toddler who was found in pool shows movement

Published: Thursday, Nov. 13 2003 12:00 a.m. MST

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Brain scans of a toddler revived two hours after she was believed to have drowned showed no serious problems, a doctor said.

Twenty-month-old Mackayala Jespersen opened her eyes and moved her arms and legs, Dr. James Cappon, a critical-care specialist at Children's Hospital, said Tuesday. Her condition was upgraded Tuesday to serious.

The girl was found floating face down in her family's swimming pool Friday morning and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.

About 40 minutes later, police Detective Mike Kendrick was conducting a routine investigation into the death when he noticed the child's chest was moving. He summoned doctors, who were able to revive her.

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