Boy, 4, found in Berkeley swimming pool is in critical condition

BERKELEY − A 4-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition at Jersey Shore University Medical Center after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool in South Seaside Park on Saturday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

Berkeley police responded to the home in the barrier island neighborhood at about 3:30 p.m. Friday after a report that the child had been taken from the swimming pool and was unresponsive, the prosecutor said. Emergency life-saving techniques were performed on the boy and he was taken the hospital.

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The incident is under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Berkeley Township Police Department and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit.

Jean Mikle: @jeanmikle, jmikle@gannettnj.com

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