Emergency crews were notified around 1:15 p.m. Friday of a near drowning of a small child.

According to Macon County Sheriff Robert Dawson, 4-year-old Gillian Maynard of Jacksonville had been playing in the yard at a residence located at 39963 Highway 63 in Jacksonville. The mother, Jade Maynard, was outside with her daughter when she discovered her missing. She found a blanket on the bank of the pond and Gillian laying in the pond that is around 100 yards from the house, Sheriff Dawson said.

The condition of the child was unknown at this time.

Sheriff Dawson guessed the water to be around 34 degrees.

The girl was taken by Randolph County Ambulance to the Moberly Regional Medical Center in Moberly and was to be lifeflighted to a Columbia Hospital. 

The Macon County Sheriff's Office, Randolph County Sheriff's Office, Macon County and Randolph County ambulances responded to the scene that is located on the Randolph County and Macon County Line.