SHAWNEE COUNTY – A child was hospitalized in critical condition after an a near drowning at motel pool on Saturday.

Police were dispatched to 605 Southwest Fairlawn in Topeka for report of a juvenile girl pulled from a swimming pool, unresponsive, according to a media release.

Patrons of the pool began to perform life saving measures until emergency medical crews arrived.  She was transported to a local hospital.

The incident remains under investigation, according to police.