LAUDERHILL, Fla. – A 1-year-old boy has been hospitalized after being found unresponsive and not breathing in a bath tub, Lauderhill Fire officials said.
The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday in the 5200 block of Northwest 17th Court.
According to the boy's father, the mother was giving the boy a bath when she stepped away, leaving the child alone.
When the mother returned, the boy was submerged and not breathing, officials said. 911 was called.
Police arrived and began CPR. When Lauderhill Fire Rescue arrived, crews took over life-saving measures and took the boy to Plantation General Hospital, officials said.
Emergency room doctors were able to get a pulse back, but the boy is not breathing on his own, according to Lauderhill Fire Rescue.
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