Child Nearly Drowns At Camp Hidden Valley: Officials

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — A near drowning was reported at Camp Hidden Valley on Monday afternoon. Officials said a 6-year-old girl almost drowned in the swimming pool at the camp. She survived and has since been hospitalized, authorities said.

At 2:34 p.m., emergency medical personnel were dispatched to Camp Hidden Valley in the 4200 block of Mellow Road, according to Jenn Chenworth, spokeswoman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County runs a day camp at Camp Hidden Valley. Lifeguards were reportedly on-site at the time.

Crews from Norrisville Volunteer Fire Company and the Harford County EMS Foundation took the girl to a local hospital for treatment, Chenworth said.

She was alert and conscious at the time she was taken to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, WBAL reported.

Her condition as the result of the near drowning was not believed to be life-threatening, according to Chenworth.

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