Child hospitalized after being pulled from bottom of Clearwater pool

Sara Filips

April 27, 2024 at 7:53 PM·1 min read

Child hospitalized after being pulled from bottom of Clearwater pool

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CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A 4-year-old boy is in the hospital after he was pulled from the bottom of a pool, according to officials.

Around 6 p.m. on Saturday, Clearwater police and fire rescue crews responded to Horizon House condominiums, located at 21 Island Way on Island Estates.

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Officials said the boy was pulled from the bottom of a pool but have not disclosed details on what led up to the incident.

The child was taken to a nearby hospital before being transferred to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa.

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