79°F
weather icon Clear

3-year-old revived after being found in swimming pool

A 3-year-old was pulled from a pool Sunday night.

The toddler fell into a pool about 6:20 p.m. on the 1600 block of North Leonard Lane, near Vegas Drive and North Decatur Boulevard, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Grant Rogers said.

Family members pulled the toddler, who was not breathing, out of the pool. Family members performed CPR, Rogers said, and the child was breathing when officers arrived.

The child was taken to University Medical Center and was crying and breathing about 7 p.m., he said.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.

MOST READ
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Police arrest suspect in killings of 4 Tennessee family members

The man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a front yard in western Tennessee last week has been arrested, police said.

 
How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires

When wildfires burn, the smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, which presents risks for those breathing it. Here’s what to know about taking precautions against poor air quality due to wildfires.

MORE STORIES