‘He’s a complete miracle’: Jacksonville toddler makes full recovery after near-drowning

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville mother is calling her 2-year-old son a miracle after he survived a near-drowning in a pond on his family’s property — an ordeal she says unfolded in less than 10 minutes during what began as a normal day at home.

Katie Reddish said her son, Hoke, was playing in the den with his toy cars earlier this month, something he does every day. She said she had seen and heard him just minutes earlier.

“He went down there and was just, you know, playing whatever,” Reddish explained. “I could hear him, I saw him, had eyes on him just a few minutes prior.”…

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