Child in Port Charlotte flown to hospital after reported drowning

According to Charlotte County Public Safety, a child was rushed to the hospital after a reported drowning Sunday afternoon at a home on W. Ellicott Circle in Port Charlotte.

A spokesperson for the agency said crews were dispatched around 1:44 p.m. for a pediatric drowning.

Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on the incident:

Child in Port Charlotte flown to hospital after reported drowning

They said the child was not breathing when paramedics transported the child. The patient was taken to a local hospital and then flown to Golisano Children’s Hospital…

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