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3 Year-Old Toddler Airlifted After Fall into South Jersey Pool
According to New Jersey State Police, a toddler who fell into a swimming pool in South Jersey was sent to the hospital.
Shortly before 6 p.m. on August 11, the 3-year-old fell into the pool, according to state police. The pool was located in Buena Vista, Atlantic County, at a house on
Bellavista Avenue.
According to the authorities, the infant was transported to a hospital for additional care. As of Tuesday morning, there was no information available regarding the child's status.
Buena Vista is under the jurisdiction of state police; it does not have its own police force.
The Department of Health in New Jersey reports that children 14 years of age and under account for almost one in five drowning deaths in the state. Five more children are admitted to hospitals for nonfatal submersion injuries for every child that drowns.
