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3-Year-Old Nearly Drowns: Hackettstown PD

A 3-year-old boy was hospitalized after nearly drowning in Hackettstown on Thursday, Aug. 13, authorities said.

Hackettstown police

Hackettstown police

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At 6:55 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Reese Avenue and located a child that was breathing but not responding, surrounded by several adults, Hackettstown police said.

Officers were advised that CPR had been initiated after the boy was found in a swimming pool and pulled from the water, police said. The child was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center for further treatment, police said. He is currently listed in stable but critical condition, police said

The incident remains under investigation, police said.

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