A woman was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after she was pulled from a pool at a home in Mimico shortly after midnight.

Police say the woman was in a pool at an address on MacDonald Street near Royal York Road and Lake Shore Boulevard at around 12:30 a.m. when she slipped under the surface of the water.

It is not immediately clear who rescued the woman.

Police say the woman was alone in the pool at the time.

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