3-year-old pulled from septic tank north of Duluth identified, in critical condition

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says a toddler pulled from a septic tank in Two Harbors is hospitalized in critical condition.

Deputies were called to a property Sunday about 7:30 p.m. where the 3-year-old boy had fallen into the tank. Authorities say he was unresponsive when he was lifted from the tank and taken by air to a Duluth hospital.

The sheriff's office identified the boy as Mick Johnston.

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