Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a near drowning incident in Rayton, Pretoria this evening.
Upon their arrival they found that a fourteen-month-old boy was found in a swimming pool. Resuscitation was commenced immediately and the Netcare1 helicopter was activated to airlift the young child to a Netcare hospital for the urgent medical care that he requires.
Exact details of the incident and preceding events are unclear at this stage.