CLAIRTON, Pa. — First responders were on scene of a reported drowning in Clairton on Tuesday afternoon.
The Allegheny County Police Department confirms to Channel 11 that investigators were called to the Clairton pool for a reported drowning of an adult.
Allegheny County 911 officials tell Channel 11 that first responders were called to the area around 2:20 p.m. and one person has since been taken to the hospital.
Family members tell Channel 11’s Frederick Price that a 70-year-old man with a history of seizures suffered a medical emergency while in the water. Lifeguards were in the middle of a break when it happened, but jumped into action and performed CPR.
The man is in the hospital in critical but stable condition, with some water in his lungs. It wasn’t immediately clear how long he was in the water, but some witnesses said it was for a few minutes.
The pool closed after the incident for the rest of the day.
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