Inquest opens for Doncaster two-year-old who died in Christmas Day pond tragedy
Isobel Abigail Maxwell died after the incident in the garden of the family home in Doncaster.
The family of a two-year-old girl who died after falling into a pond on Christmas Day tried to save her with CPR before an ambulance arrived, an inquest opening has heard.
Isobel Abigail Maxwell died after the incident in the garden of the family home in Doncaster.
On Monday, an inquest into Isobel's death was opened and adjourned by senior coroner Nicola Mundy at Doncaster Coroner's Court.
Coroner's officer Scarlett Harrison told the brief hearing the incident was reported to South Yorkshire Police at around 4.45pm on December 25 by the ambulance service.
Ms Harrison said they had asked for police assistance due to a two-year-old girl in cardiac arrest.
She said: "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."
The toddler's death was confirmed in hospital at about 5.55pm that day, the hearing was told.
The coroner heard that Isobel's father had confirmed her identity and the family had chosen a funeral director for a planned cremation.
Ms Mundy adjourned the case until September 14, when a full inquest will be held.
Following her death, Isobel's mother Tamara Wallace thanked hundreds of people who contributed to an online fundraiser to create a memorial fairy garden.
Ms Wallace said on Facebook: "Everyone who knows Isobel and us knows how gifted she was, and that she lived more in her two years than some children did in a life time.
"The generosity has been outstanding, we are very much keeping each other close and being suffocated with love, which is absolutely what we need.
"We also want people to remember Isobel for the magic girl she was, and the adventure and fire she had in her soul, and how much light she brought, not for her sad passing."
A GoFundMe appeal set up by Isobel's aunt Abigail Maxwell said the "tragic accident" and "living nightmare" happened at a family gathering on Christmas Day.
Ms Maxwell explained how Isobel had been playing with her daughter in the house and disappeared for "a moment", falling in the pond, which had a temporary fence around it.
She said: "We couldn't find her for a moment and, in that moment, she's gone in the garden and fell in the pond."
Ms Maxwell said the pond "was not there through choice but due to a house move, their forever home which they were renovating".
She said: "As you can imagine, this is the worst possible thing that could ever happen to parents, to lose their baby.
"She was so happy, so loved and they were the best parents who gave her the most wonderful life."