A four-year-old Lamontville boy is in a serious but stable condition in the Prince M’Shiyeni Hospital after a near drowning in a municipal pool in Lamontville this afternoon.
It is thought the boy had been in the water with others when he got into distress. eThekwini Metro Lifeguards on duty at the pool pulled the boy from the water and initiated treatment.
Netcare911 Paramedics were called to the scene and took over care of the boy, now in a serious condition. He was stabilised by medics at the poolside before he was transported by ambulance to hospital for further care.
Jeffrey Wicks
Netcare 911