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2 year old rushed to hospital after drowning, going into cardiac arrest

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Posted at 11:03 PM, Jun 19, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-20 08:54:31-04

GLEN BURNIE, Md. — A 2 year old went into cardiac arrest after a reported drowning Wednesday afternoon in Glen Burnie.

Anne Arundel County Fire officials say they responded to the call around 4:15 p.m. in the 800 block of Old Stage Road.

Arriving crews located the family, who was trying to take the child to a hospital.

The child was found to be in cardiac arrest, and was transferred into an ambulance and taken to a hospital by paramedics.

Fire officials believe the actual incident happened in the 300 block of Johnson Farm Lane.

A spokesman with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, was unable to provide an update on the child's condition.

It's unknown what led up to the child's drowning.