A 1-year-old boy is in critical condition after nearly drowning in a backyard pool in Paramus.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. Monday at a home on Beechwood Drive.
The child’s mother, police officers and EMS personnel performed CPR on the baby. He was taken to Valley Hospital where he regained a pulse.
The boy is now at Mount Sinai Pediatric Hospital for further treatment.
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Note: Previous information that the child drowned was inaccurate.