Pool incident being investigated near Gore

The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a pool accident involving a small child on Gore-Subligna Road.

The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of Gore-Subligna Road. Sheriff Mark Schrader said an 8-year-old girl fell into an inground pool and was underwater for awhile.

The girl was taken to a hospital in Floyd County and is listed in critical condition.