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The Honolulu Advertiser
Updated at 7:23 p.m., Friday, June 13, 2008

Small child pulled from canal in Waipahu

Advertiser Staff

A small child was taken to a hospital today after being pulled from a canal in Waipahu, rescue and emergency medical personnel said.

The child, who was 3 to 5 years old, was pulled from a canal near Pupuole and Pupupuhi streets shortly after 2:30 p.m., emergency personnel said.

The child, who was in serious condition, was taken to Hawaii Medical Center West and then to Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children.