A Jacksonville boy has been taken to the hospital after nearly drowning on Saturday.
Fire rescuers said they received a call at about 5 p.m. and responded to the scene at the Carlton in Oak Landing apartment complex on Atlantic Boulevard.
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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the 12-year-old boy was found at the bottom of the apartment complex community pool during a pool party.
A parent said she helped pull the child from the pool. The parent said the boy was coughing up water during CPR and that he had a pulse.
#JFRD confirms they responded to a possible pediatric drowning. Working on getting more details. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/rVSH0LEw3N
— Kaitlyn Chana (@KaitlynChana) June 10, 2017
#JFRD tells @ActionNewsJax they have transported a patient. You can see #JSO officers on scene. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/M0QMI2XDyd
— Kaitlyn Chana (@KaitlynChana) June 10, 2017
JSO: 12yo boy was found at the bottom of a pool, transported to hospital and is in life-threatening condition. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/dge3SQfSHF
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) June 10, 2017
We are at the Carlton at Oak Landing apartments, where police still have the pool roped off. @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/dcCxBXJB7h
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) June 10, 2017
A parent told me this was at an end of year pool party for a basketball team. She says she helped to pull the child out. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) June 10, 2017
She said the boy was coughing up water during CPR and had a pulse. @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/K4rZYVpccI
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) June 10, 2017
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