6-year-old transported to hospital after near-drowning

Apr 2, 2018

Near Drowning Balboa Dr. in Rancho _ 040218 _ Callejas-2 — Maricopa Fire and Medical responded to a near-drowning Rancho Monday. The child was revived and transported to Cardon Children's Hospital in Mesa. Photo by Mason Callejas

First responders transported a six-year-old to the hospital Monday after he was found unresponsive in a pool.

The boy was discovered not breathing in a residential pool around noon near the 22300 block of Balboa Drive in Rancho El Dorado, said Maricopa Police Department spokesman Ricardo Alvarado.

The boy allegedly jumped into the pool without a flotation device while his father was turned “opening a poolside umbrella,” Alvarado said.

“The child was in the water for seconds,” he added.

Alvarado said he could not confirm if the child was actually not breathing when the call was placed, though the child was responsive when Maricopa Fire and Medical arrived minutes later.

He was transported to Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa, Alvarado said.

MPD is continuing to investigate the incident.

This is a developing story.

Reporter Mason Callejas contributed to this story.