Britney Spears' eight-year-old niece Maddie suffers severe injuries in accident in which ATV flips over 

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 22:35 EST, 5 February 2017 | Updated: 00:18 EST, 6 February 2017

Britney Spears' eight-year-old niece Maddie Aldridge, the daughter of the singer's sister Jamie Lynn, was airlifted to a hospital near the singer's Louisiana home base,TMZ reported Sunday.

The child, who was deemed in extremely serious condition, was a passenger in a Polaris off-roading vehicle that flipped over as part of a hunting trip she was on.

Maddie spent several minuted submerged underwater and was unconscious when help arrived, according to the outlet.

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Tragic times: Britney Spears' niece Maddie, with her mom Jaime Lynn Spears, was injured Sunday in an SUV accident in Louisiana 

Better times: The girl was seen with her mom at Disney World in August of 2014 

Desperate moments: The child was listed in serious condition at a Louisiana hospital, TMZ reported. Here, she posed with Jamie Lynn and her stepdad Jamie Watson

Jamie Lynn, 25, was not present at the scene of the horrifying incident, the outlet reported.

Multiple well-wishes were pouring in via social media Sunday night, praying for the child's recovery.

'Can everyone please stop and pray for Jamie Lynn Spears and her daughter Maddie right now. She was in a serious ATV accident. It's serious. Please. Pray. Omg. Please be okay baby girl, ' author Jaime Primak wrote. 

Family: Maddie posed with her mom and grandma Lynne Spears at an event in Las Vegas last year

'I feel sick ... everyone stop and pray for @jamielynnspears and her daughter Maddie right now. It's serious. Please. Pray. Omg. Please be okay baby girl.'

User @LazNmatt1230 wrote, 'Praying that Maddie is ok and will be strong love you @britneyspears and the spears family my prayers and love go out to you.'

Thicker than water: Britney's family was instrumental in helping her turn around her life and career amid tough times in 2007. The singer looked amazing at the VMAs last August

Call to prayer: Many Twitter users were sending kind vibes to the musical family amid the awful occurrence Sunday

Hoping for the best: Uplifting messages from fans of the family continued to pour in Sunday

Jamie Lynn was the lead actress on the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 from 2005 until 2008. She made headlines in 2007 when she became pregnant with Maddie at 16; the child, whose father is Jamie Lynn's ex Casey Aldridge, was born June 19, 2008.

She opened up about the experience last year in a TLC documentary titled Jamie Lynn Spears: When the Lights Go Out.

'I look back now and I'm like, "Oh my gosh,"' she said. 'I was a child then. I needed to grow up outside of the world's view.'

She's since turned her attention toward a career in country music, putting out an EP titled The Journey three years ago.

Hardship: Jamie Lynn, seen here at the CMA Awards in 2015, was not present on the hunting expedition in which the vehicle her daughter was riding in flipped over, TMZ reported

Speaking with People last June about her daughter, Jamie Lynn said Maddie's 'got such a sweet little heart.

'I feel like I’ve raised her with a lot of honesty, but I’ve also raised her with a lot of love,' she told the magazine. 'She’s a very happy, content little girl, and there’s nothing more a parent could ask for. 

'That’s my most proud accomplishment out of anything and always will be.'

Spears' rep issued a statement that read, 'The details the media are reporting surrounding the incident regarding Jamie Lynn‘s daughter Maddie are incorrect. 

'Right now the Spears family asks that everyone respect their privacy during this time and appreciates all the prayers and support for their family.'

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