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Drowning Boy, 9, Resuscitated After He's Pulled From Pool At Boys & Girls Club

A drowning 9-year-old boy was resuscitated by staff members after being pulled from the pool at the Boys & Girls Club of Clifton on Thursday, responders said.

Boys & Girls Club of Clifton

Boys & Girls Club of Clifton

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The Morris Plains youngster may have had a medical emergency shortly after 2:30 p.m. July 6, they said.

"Staff noticed immediately, pulled the child from the pool and conducted CPR," Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said.

The child then began breathing again, the lieutenant said.

He was conscious and alert after being taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Bracken said.

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