[CENTURION] One-year-old in critical condition following nonfatal drowning

A one-year-old boy was transported to hospital following a nonfatal drowning in a pool at an estate in Centurion this afternoon.

When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after 14h00, they were led to a living room where the child and a caregiver was found. Upon further assessment, paramedics found that the boy was in a critical condition. ER24 paramedics immediately initiated advanced life support interventions at the scene before transporting him to hospital for further medical care.

The exact circumstances of the incident is not known to our paramedics.