Crime & Safety

9-Year-Old Boy In Critical Condition After Near Drowning

Paramedics responded to the Lumiere Palace Hotel's swimming pool Sunday and performed CPR on the boy.

ST. LOUIS, MO — A 9-year-old boy is in critical condition after almost drowning at the Lumiere Palace Hotel's swimming pool Sunday, KSDK reports. The boy was unconscious when paramedics arrived. They performed CPR at the scene and the boy was taken to a nearby hospital.

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Fire Captian Garon Mosby said the boy was at a pool party when the incident took place. No other information has been released.

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