Two-Year-Old Dies in Garden Pond on Christmas Day

A two-year-old girl died after falling into a garden pond at her family home in Doncaster on Christmas Day, despite immediate resuscitation efforts by her relatives and subsequent medical intervention, an inquest heard.

Isobel Abigail Maxwell was discovered in the water around 4:45 p.m. on December 25 during a family gathering. Her relatives began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) right away and called emergency services. Paramedics arrived after about 25 minutes of ongoing CPR and transported Isobel by ambulance to Doncaster Royal Infirmary, where she was pronounced dead at approximately 5:55 p.m.

The incident was reported to South Yorkshire Police by the ambulance service shortly after it occurred. Coroner's officer Scarlett Harrison detailed the sequence of events at the brief hearing on Monday, stating, "There was information passed to the police to say that Isobel had unfortunately fallen into a pond at the family home. The family commenced CPR straight away, called 999, CPR was ongoing for 25 minutes before Isobel was blue-lighted to Doncaster Royal Infirmary."

Senior coroner Nicola Mundy opened the inquest at Doncaster Coroners Court and adjourned it until September 14...