Missing child hospitalized after being found in Florida pond after nearly drowning: police
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An 18-month-old boy is currently hospitalized after he wandered into a pond and was found not breathing after he went missing in Port St. Lucie, according to police.
The Port St. Lucie Police Department responded to a home in the 1200 block of Southwest Bellevue Avenue on Thursday after reports of the child being missing.
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According to NBC affiliate WPTV, the boy’s grandmother was watching him while the father was at work and the mother went out for a walk. An initial investigation led officials to believe one of the child’s siblings likely opened a door, which is when the child got out.
Officials found the boy in a pond adjacent to the home after nearly drowning, and CPR was immediately administered by police and local fire personnel.
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“The child didn’t have a pulse and wasn’t breathing at the time,” Port St. Lucie Police Assistant Chief Leo Niemczyk said.
Officials said the child was taken to a nearby hospital in stable but critical condition.
Police are still investigating this incident.
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