‘She’s not breathing;’ Toddler rescued from wading pool, hospitalized after near-drowning

HUBER HEIGHTS — A toddler was rushed to an area hospital after a near-drowning incident at a Huber Heights home Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

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Police and medics were called to the house in the 6800 block of Alter Road around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday on reports of a possible drowning.

In a 911 call obtained by News Center 7, a caller tells the dispatcher “a baby is in the pool and she’s not breathing.”

An initial investigation found a 1-year-old child was found in a small wading pool by a teenage babysitter, Huber Heights police Sgt. Brian Carr told News Center 7.

The dispatcher asked the caller if the child was breathing.

“No, she’s not, she’s not,” the caller repeated.

The dispatcher then instructed the caller to get the child out of the pool and began CPR.

Police and medics were on the scene within a minute of receiving the call, Carr said.

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The child was taken to Dayton Children’s Hospitals and was last listed in stable condition, Carr said.

The child was also reported as alert and breathing at the hospital.

Wednesday’s incident was the latest in several suspected drowning, near-drowning, and water rescue incidents across the region. Three people died over the Memorial Day weekend in parts of the region after water rescue incidents.

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As the summer months approach, Carr said today’s incident serves as a reminder to exercise caution with more children around pools this time of year.

“It is summer, we’re having a lot of kids playing around the pools today, and we want to encourage everybody to make sure they’re keeping eyes on the children and if the child can’t swim that they are in life jackets,” Carr said.

Additional details were not released.

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