{"id":344969,"date":"2026-07-19T03:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/344969\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T03:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:28:08","slug":"4-year-old-hospitalized-in-critical-condition-after-near-drowning-in-plantation-pool-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/344969\/","title":{"rendered":"4-year-old hospitalized, in critical condition after near-drowning in Plantation pool &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; First responders pulled a four-year-old from a body of water in Plantation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Plantation Fire Rescue, a four-year-old child was found unresponsive in a pool near 4640 W Broward Boulevard on Saturday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When crews arrived, they immediately began life-saving CPR. Paramedics continued chest compressions the entire way to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fire Rescue was able to restore the child\u2019s pulse before they arrived at Broward Health Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child is alive, but doctors continue to fight to save his life, as he is in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly, this is not the first time South Florida has seen something like this in recent weeks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just days ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/broward\/2-year-old-critical-after-being-pulled-unresponsive-from-north-lauderdale-pool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a two-year-old almost drowned in North Lauderdale<\/a> on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking. I feel for them. I really do. A two-year-old? Too young,\u201d said Barbara Tanner, a nearby resident. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest fatal incident involved a child at a lake in Plantation, which marked the <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/broward\/2-year-old-boy-dead-after-wandering-into-plantation-lake-becomes-4th-child-drowning-death-in-south-florida-in-3-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">fourth child-involved drowning in the past month in South Florida<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show drowning is the number one cause of death for children aged one through four.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Lisa Gaye-Robinson of Broward Health explained the potential dangers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you escape and when you have a near drowning, but your brain is not getting oxygen for several minutes, that can lead to significant brain damage. The second you take your first water breath, you are no longer getting oxygen to the blood,\u201d said Gaye-Robinson. \u201cWater attracts children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She states it only takes minutes for a child to slip away, and screaming and splashing don\u2019t always accompany a water emergency; they can be dangerously silent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTaking swim lessons is very important. Having all the safeguards around the house. A door that alarms, so you know someone might of come out of the door, gates that have self-closure, even letting your neighbors know there\u2019s a pool there,\u201d said Gaye-Robinson. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PLANTATION, FLA. 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