1-year-old boy expected to survive after near drowning in Peoria

PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — A one-year-old boy is in the hospital after nearly drowning in a backyard pool in Peoria on Saturday afternoon.

The Peoria Police Department says the boy was pulled from an above-ground pool at a home on Monroe Street, near 95th and Peoria Avenues. He was initially rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. However, in an update on Sunday morning, officers said he is expected to survive.

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