Boy in Hospital, But OK After Almost Drowning in Ramona Pool

A 7-year-old boy who nearly drowned Saturday in a Ramona swimming pool was recuperating in a hospital, a Cal Fire official said.

It happened at 2:05 p.m. in the 400 block of Hanson Lane in Ramona, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Nick Schuler said.

“The boy had some water in his mouth but he was talking with medics when they arrived,” Schuler said.

Schuler said the boy was taken by helicopter to a local hospital for treatment.

– City News Service