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Toddler pulled unconscious from private pool in Brossard: police

Longueuil police say the case has been handed to the provincial Crown prosecutor's office. File/Global News

A three-year-old boy was pulled from the waters of a private swimming pool in Brossard on Monday afternoon.

Longueuil police said they were called to a home on Rivard Boulevard in Brossard, after the toddler was found unconscious in a pool.

Numerous emergency services were dispatched to the scene.

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The small boy was rushed to hospital for treatment.

His health status was not yet known.

In an update at around 7 p.m. on Monday, Longueil police spokesperson François Boucher said the child’s condition remained worrisome.

“The young victim will remain under medical observation during the next few hours,” he said.

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Investigators with Longueuil police are trying to piece together how the child ended up in the pool.

Boucher added that police remain in support of the family.

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