Child rushed to hospital after going underwater at pool in Pierce Township

First responders were called to the scene of a child who went underwater in Pierce Township on Thursday afternoon.According to Clermont County Dispatch, the call came in around 4:07 p.m. in the 3200 block of State Route 132.According to Pierce Township police chief Paul Broxterman, the 4-year-old child was rushed to the hospital and is in the intensive care unit.Police said the incident happened in an above ground pool near the house. Police said the boy has autism and wandered from the house.This story will be updated as WLWT learns more information.

PIERCE TOWNSHIP, Ohio —

First responders were called to the scene of a child who went underwater in Pierce Township on Thursday afternoon.

According to Clermont County Dispatch, the call came in around 4:07 p.m. in the 3200 block of State Route 132.

According to Pierce Township police chief Paul Broxterman, the 4-year-old child was rushed to the hospital and is in the intensive care unit.

Police said the incident happened in an above ground pool near the house. Police said the boy has autism and wandered from the house.

This story will be updated as WLWT learns more information.