A 3-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after she was pulled from a pool in Phoenix Monday afternoon, Phoenix Fire Department dispatcher Matt Mallon said.

Firefighters received a call about a near drowning at an apartment complex near I-17 and Highland Road shortly after 4:15 p.m., Mallon said.

The toddler was conscious and breathing when firefighters arrived, Mallon said.

The girl's father rode in the ambulance with her to St. Joseph's Hospital.

Reproduced with permission from: The Arizona Republic By Nicole Stewart ©Copyright 2007 Arizona Republic