Akron: Child taken to hospital after near drowning

6:01 PM, Jun 21, 2012   |    comments
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AKRON -- An Akron child has been taken to the hospital after being found unresponsive, underwater at an Akron swim park.

According to the fire department, another swimmer saw the 5-year-old boy under the water and took him to the beach at the Eastwood Swim Park.

Lifeguards and emergency personnel performed CPR on the child until a nurse and doctor were able to take over.

There is no word on the boy's condition.

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