<p>A 2-year-old girl has died from injuries received when she fell into a pit and was submerged under water.</p><p>Candace Jackson was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon at a hospital, Floyd County Coroner Barry Henderson said.</p><p>The girl's death will be ruled accidental because of the child being immersed in the water for a long period of time, Henderson said.</p><p>The child was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Saturday after her family members pulled her out of the pit near her home.</p><p>The girl had stopped breathing while in the pit and started breathing again while being treated at Floyd Medical Center, police reported.</p><p>Floyd County Police Sgt. Teri Davis said the girl was playing with a 1-year-old sibling when they wandered to the pit, which had been excavated near Pepperell High School.</p><p>A plastic mesh fence now surrounds the pit where the accident occurred.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cdc720)</p>
