(April 8, 2014) JACKSON Tenn –
Jackson police are investigating a near drowning of a 7-year-old boy.
Around 8:15 p.m. Monday, Jackson police and EMS responded to the
400 building at Chapel Ridge Apartments after an older brother found
a 7-year-old boy unresponsive in the bathtub. When police arrived,
the mother was performing CPR on the boy.
The boy was transported to Jackson-Madison County General
Hospital and then airlifted to LeBonheur Children's Hospital in
Memphis. The boy remains at LeBohneur in extremely critical
condition.
The investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident is
ongoing by police.
The Tennessee Department of Children's Services was notified and
is also investigating.
