Good Samaritans save toddler from drowning at apartment pool in southeast Houston, police say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A toddler was saved from drowning at a pool in a southeast Houston apartment complex Saturday afternoon, according to police.

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Houston Police Department officers responded to a possible drowning call at the Cabo San Lucas Apartments near the Gulf Freeway and Ledge Street.

Upon arrival, police said they discovered a small child had wandered out of the apartment he lives in and fell into the community swimming pool.

Luckily, a nurse leaving to go to work heard the commotion and another resident jumped into the pool to save the child, HPD said.
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The nurse was able to perform CPR on the toddler, who was transported to the hospital, HPD said.

Authorities said the child was breathing and conscious when being transported.

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