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5-year-old critical after being pulled from swimming pool in Union

A neighbor performed CPR on the child.

Toniann Antonelli

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Aug 11, 2026, 6:27 AM

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A child is being treated at a local hospital after being pulled from a swimming pool at a home in Union Sunday afternoon.

According to Union police, when officers arrived at the North 3rd Street home just before 3 p.m., they found a neighbor in the backyard performing CPR on a 5-year-old child. Police said the child had fallen into a swimming pool at the home.

“The victim was removed from the pool by the neighbor and his mother and was non-responsive,” police said in a statement.

First responders then continued life-saving efforts and transported the child to a local hospital in critical condition.

Police said the incident remains under investigation.

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