Burholme toddler hospitalized for near-drowning

A toddler was taken to the hospital yesterday morning after a near-drowning accident.

The 3-year-old was taken to Aria Health-Torresdale just before 11 a.m. for a code blue situation after nearly drowning in a pool on the 7300-block of Ryers Avenue in Burholme. There is no word on the child’s condition.

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