1-year-old boy rushed to hospital after nearly drowning in backyard pool, Orlando police say

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police are investigating the near drowning of a one-year-old boy in a backyard pool.

Channel 9’s Angela Jacobs reports the boy was found in an inflatable swimming pool behind a home on South Eola Drive near Briercliff Drive in Delaney Park.

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The child was rushed to Arnold Parler Hospital in critical condition. Police have not released information about how the boy nearly drowned.

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