Child nearly drowns, is rescued at Alexandria pool

A six-year-old child nearly drowned at an Alexandria pool today, but was rescued by lifeguards.

The child was found unresponsive at the bottom of a four-foot deep section of Warwick Pool around 1:30 p.m., during a city-sponsored camp. City lifeguards pulled him out and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. By the time emergency crews arrived, the child was breathing.