Boy Hospitalized After Near Drowning

SAN DIMAS – A 2-year-old boy fell into a pool and nearly drowned Monday evening, sheriff’s deputies said.

Los Angeles County firefighters came to the home in the 800 block of Avenida Ladera at 8:26 p.m. after someone had pulled the child out of the pool.

The boy was not breathing, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Roxanna Hart. Paramedics revived the child and took him to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for treatment. His condition today was not known.

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