SPRINGDALE, AR (KNWA) – An 8-year-old boy is reported in critical condition after nearly drowning in a swimming pool.
The Springdale Fire Department says it happened Tuesday morning at the Electric Avenue Apartments.
The child was taken to Northwest Medical Center after he was pulled from the water.
Fire officials say the boy was being watched by a babysitter, along with several other children.
People at the pool reportedly tried to perform CPR. Officials say the boy had a pulse, but was not breathing when he was taken to the hospital.
There’s no further word on his condition.