Child Nearly Drowns at Neighborhood Pool

A 7-year-old child was transported to Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta after nearly drowning in a Dacula neighborhood pool.

Firefighters were dispatched to Belfaire subdivision off Auburn Road  shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. When crews arrived, they found the child unconscious and unresponsive with a bystander administering CPR.

“The girl had return of pulse and respirations at the scene when the fire department arrived,” according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services public information officer Capt. Tommy Rutledge.

Rutledge said the child was reportedly snorkeling in the water and was found floating face down.

No update on the child’s condition is currently available.