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Teenage boy has critical injuries after near-drowning at community pool in Bowie

A teenage boy was rescued from nearly drowning in a community pool in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Saturday. It happened just before 4 p.m., when Prince George’s County Fire and EMS were called to the 1300 block of Golf Course Drive in Bowie for reports of a near-drowning. When first responders arrived on the scene, they said a 13-year-old boy was located “conscious and breathing.”

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Fire and EMS said the teen was rescued from the water and given CPR by other nearby swimmers. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition. See a map of the pool location below.

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