CHESAPEAKE, VA – A four-year-old child is fighting for life after nearly drowning in a pool in Chesapeake on Friday, according to reports.
WAVY reports that a family member found the child in a residential pool on the 100 block of Goldcrest Drive on Friday afternoon. Police responded to the address at about 4:30 p.m. The family member began life-saving measures immediately after pulling the child from the pool, and police and medics continued advanced life-saving measures after they arrived.
The child was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the outlet, and police are investigating the incident.
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