PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — According to Charlotte County Public Safety, a child was rushed to the hospital after a reported near drowning Sunday afternoon at a home on W. Ellicott Circle in Port Charlotte.
A spokesperson for the agency said crews were dispatched around 1:44 p.m. for a pediatric drowning.
Watch Fox 4's Alex Orenczuk report on the incident:
Child in Port Charlotte flown to hospital after reported drowning
They said the child was not breathing when paramedics transported the child. The patient was taken to a local hospital and then flown to Golisano Children’s Hospital.
Officials confirmed there was a pool at the home. No update has been released on the child’s current condition.
