Toddler Remains Hospitalized After Near Drowning At Upstate Water Park

UPDATED 9:44 a.m. Tuesday

A 3-year-old boy is in stable but serious condition, according to a spokesperson at the Greenville Hospital System, after he was pulled from a pool at Otter Creek Water Park Monday afternoon.

Janas Ponders was taken to a lifeguard, who performed CPR on the child until medical personnel arrived.

REPORTED JULY 25

A young child was still alive Monday night after nearly drowning at a local water park. 

Officials with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office and the Greenville County Recreation District said at roughly 3:45 p.m., a young child was found underwater in the pool area of the Otter Creek Water Park on West Darby Road. 

Mike Teachey, director of community relations for the Greenville Rec, confirmed the incident. 

"It was a 3-year-old African-American who had been found in the middle part of the pool," Teachey said. "A man brought him to a lifeguard stand and said he didn't think he was breathing. They gave him mouth-to-mouth, CPR, and he was taken to Greenville Memorial. He seems to be breathing and doing OK, last I heard."

Emergency Medical Services and Greenville County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene. No further information is available.