Child Airlifted to Hospital After Drowning Incident

Lancaster, Los Angeles County, CA: A child was airlifted to a hospital after a drowning incident in the city of Lancaster on Saturday afternoon.

At approximately 3:43 p.m. on June 4, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of a child drowning at the intersection of East Avenue J-3 and Mary Street. Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics from Station 135 responded to the scene to attend to the child.

The child was breathing by the time first responders arrived, however, as a precaution, a helicopter was requested to transport the child to the hospital for further evaluation.

It is unclear how the child ended up in the pool at the location. No further details are available at this time.

Video: Eyad Alawi, Photojournalist / KNN