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  • Pool-drain victim undergoes surgery

    07/05/2007 6:07:37 AM PDT · by JZelle · 43 replies · 3,200+ views
    StarTribune.com ^ | 7-5-07 | Jeff Strickler and Susan Feyder
    A 6-year-old Edina girl remained hospitalized in serious condition Wednesday after an unusual accident in which several feet of her intestine were pulled out by the suction of a swimming pool drain. Abigail Taylor was injured Friday in the wading pool at the Minneapolis Golf Club in St. Louis Park and taken to Children's Hospital for surgery. "It's a horrible, life-altering injury," said Robert Bennett, the attorney for Abigail's parents, Scott and Kathryn Taylor. Bennett said doctors had to perform surgery to remove the part of Abigail's intestine that remained following the accident. He said it is likely that she...