{"id":345286,"date":"2026-07-19T14:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345286\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:46:10","slug":"boy-4-hospitalized-after-nearly-drowning-in-plantation-police-say-nbc-6-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345286\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 4, hospitalized after nearly drowning in Plantation, police say \u2013 NBC 6 South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A child was taken to the hospital on Saturday after nearly drowning in Plantation, police said. <\/p>\n<p>According to Plantation Police, at around 7:46 p.m., officers arrived at 4650 W. Broward Blvd. after receiving reports of a drowning. <\/p>\n<p>Police said that a 4-year-old boy was found unresponsive in the water and an adult pulled him out and started performing CPR until officers and fire rescue arrived. <\/p>\n<p>The child was then taken to the Broward Health Medical Center, where he remains in critical but stable condition. <\/p>\n<p>Recently, there have been several drowning and near-drowning incidents throughout South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>A week ago, a 2-year-old nearly drowned in North Lauderdale. <\/p>\n<p>Before that, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/child-found-plantation-lake\/3831959\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2-year-old boy died\u00a0<\/a>after he was found in a lake in Plantation.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, a 14-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a lake near North Redland Road and Northwest 12th Street. Marcus Sanders&#8217; family is now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/mother-sues-developers-after-teen-son-drowns-in-miami-dade-lake\/3831332\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">suing three corporations<\/a>, alleging the property owners failed to properly secure and maintain the area where the tragedy happened.<\/p>\n<p>Following these incidents,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/national-international\/child-drown-seconds-doctors-families-be-prepared\/3829339\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">doctors and others are sounding the alarm<\/a>\u00a0and want more families to be prepared.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Florida Department of Health, drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1 to 4 in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Experts suggest a multifaceted approach to drowning prevention and water safety, including &#8220;layers of protection.&#8221; These include:<\/p>\n<p>supervision by an adult<\/p>\n<p>barriers that physically block a child from accessing bodies of water, such as fences, walls or door handles placed high so a child cannot reach<\/p>\n<p>alarms that alert when a child has opened a door<\/p>\n<p>preparedness for both kids and adults, including swim lessons from young ages and CPR training<\/p>\n<p>For more on how to stay\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/floridahealth.gov\/DROWNINGPREVENTION\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">safe in the water with children, go here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An investigation into this latest incident is underway. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A child was taken to the hospital on Saturday after nearly drowning in Plantation, police said. 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