A child was rushed to the hospital Saturday after being pulled from a swimming pool at a home near the 17000 block of Northwest 16th Street in Pembroke Pines. Fire rescue crews found the child out of the water, responsive and breathing, after what officials described as a very brief period underwater.
Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue said the child was not drowning by the time crews arrived on scene, though the child had nearly drowned before being pulled from the pool, according to WPLG Local 10. Medics transported the child to Memorial Hospital Miramar for further evaluation. As of Saturday afternoon, no additional information was immediately available about the child’s age, gender or condition, the station reported.
A Hospital Built for Pediatric Emergencies
Memorial Hospital Miramar’s pediatric emergency room operates in partnership with Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and holds Florida’s first Certified Autism Center designation, according to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital at Memorial Hospital Miramar. The pediatric ER features low-sensory treatment rooms and staff specifically trained in pediatric emergency medicine and sensory conditions, a detail that matters given how often young children with sensory or developmental needs end up in water emergencies.
The Pembroke Pines call adds to what has become a grim pattern across Broward County this summer. In July alone, the region saw two fatal drownings in Plantation within a single week, along with nonfatal submersions in North Lauderdale and Lauderhill, according to CBS News. Local aquatics directors and law enforcement have described an alarming surge in residential pool and natural water calls throughout the county this year.
Florida’s Drowning Numbers Keep Climbing
The scale of the crisis extends well beyond Broward. Florida recorded a record 119 fatal child drownings in 2025, with nearly 80% of victims under age 3, and drowning remains the leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 1 to 4 in the state, per the Florida Department of Children and Families. Florida consistently leads the nation in total child drowning deaths each year…