Police Found Missing Three-Year-Old in Pool

The Largo Police Department responded to a call to help locate a missing three-year-old boy on 9th Avenue NW around 11 a.m. this morning. The residents could not find the child, according to the police department's Facebook site.

Several police officers helped search for the child. An officer observed the missing boy at the bottom of the swimming pool. The officer dove in and retrieved the child. Officers, the boy's parents and medics performed CPR on the child until he was transported to Largo Medical Center, according to the police.

The child was taken from Largo Medical Center to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, where he is listed in critical condition, according to police.

The police are not releasing any names at this time. There is no indication of neglect or malice in this incident, according to police.

Neighbors said the family had moved to the area recently from New Jersey. They were temporarily staying at the 9th Ave NW residence. The family was supposed to move into their own home today, according to Bay News 9.