7-year-old rushed to the hospital after nearly drowning at DeKalb apartment complex

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A child has been rushed to the hospital after nearly drowning at an apartment complex pool.

DeKalb fire officials say they were called to a drowning at The Legacy at Druid Hills apartments on Druid Valley Drive.

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Officials say when paramedics got there, a 7-year-old boy was poolside and had gone into cardiac arrest. Paramedics began performing CPR.

Fire officials say the boy was taken to the hospital while in cardiac arrest. There’s no word on his current condition.

It’s unclear what happened before paramedics arrived at the complex.

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