The 6-year-old girl rescued from the deep end of a swimming pool Sunday evening was still in critical condition Monday, though a Nebraska Medical Center spokesperson says she is improving.

Runa Ford was pulled from the bottom of the pool at the Terrace Garden Town Homes near I-680 and Fort. She was attending a birthday party with a friend. It wasn't clear how long Ford had been in the water.

"I saw the little girl getting pulled out of the pool and they were doin' CPR on her," said 11-year-old Mila Aguilar. "They said they found her at the bottom of the pool. I was scared. I still have that funny feeling in the pit of my stomach."

This was the second time in less than a week that paramedics rushed to an apartment swimming pool. In both cases, someone who knew CPR was close by. Last Thursday, a 3-year-old girl was hospitalized after being pulled out of a pool at the Citadel Apartments.

Runa's parents allowed her to go to a sleepover at the complex. According to Runa's uncle, Steve Taylor, the parents hosting the play date thought the pool was a kiddie pool, but there was a deep end.

“Runa being adventurous as she is got in the pool, she likes to swim underwater when she swims, she must have swam a little too far over into the deep end and she did not come up for air," says Taylor.

There was an adult at the pool who knew CPR and he got Runa breathing. “Had that not happened we would've been planning a funeral, that’s why we are stressing CPR and water safety, educating your family,” says Bev Chatmon, Runa’s grandmother.

Runa's prognosis is good. “They want to keep her overnight on a respirator to make sure her lungs are fully cleared out, but so far everything is looking better, but she’s still in critical condition so we're just trying to stay positive and looking forward to having her come home soon,” says Taylor.

The man who performed CPR issued a written statement saying he’s not a hero and that he reacted on instinct after years of training, first in Boy Scouts and then in the Marines. He said those who want to thank him should instead take a CPR class or enroll their children in the Scouts.

The Ford family has set up a fund to help with Runa's medical expenses. Donations may be made at any Wells Fargo Bank.