13-month-old boy revived after being found in Plantation backyard pool

PLANTATION, Fla. — Rescue workers have been able to revive the pulse of a 13-month-old boy who was found in a backyard pool in Plantation on Friday morning.

It’s unknown how long the baby was in the water.

A call came in at 8 a.m., a fire spokesman says, and when the fire department arrived, the boy had no pulse and police were administering CPR.

Fire rescue took over efforts and at some point a pulse was regained.

The boy is at Plantation General Hospital. Further details about his condition are unknown.

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