Girl, 2, died after Christmas Day pond fall
BBCA two-year-old girl died after falling into a pond on Christmas Day despite her family's efforts to resuscitate her, an inquest has heard.
Isobel Abigail Maxwell's relatives began CPR "straight away" after finding her in the water at their home in Doncaster at about 16:45 GMT.
Doncaster Coroner's Court heard "CPR was ongoing for 25 minutes" before she was taken to hospital where she was later pronounced dead at about 17:55.
An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned by senior coroner Nicola Mundy at Doncaster Coroner's Court on Monday, ahead of a full inquest on 14 September.
During the brief hearing, coroner's officer Scarlett Harrison 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."
Writing on Facebook after the death of her daughter, Tamara Wallace thanked hundreds of people who contributed to an online fundraiser to create a memorial fairy garden.
She wrote: "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."
The toddler's aunt, Abigail Maxwell, who set up the fundraiser, said 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 added: "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."
Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
