Child in hospital after near drowning in Stanton County

A child was taken to an Omaha hospital after nearly drowning in Stanton County.

July 23, 2023Updated: July 23, 2023
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

STANTON, Neb. -- A child was taken to an Omaha hospital after nearly drowning in Stanton County.

The Stanton County Sheriff's Office said officers were sent to Maskenthine Lake, near Stanton, around 4:45 p.m. on Sunday for a near drowning.

Officers said the four-year-old boy, from Lindsay, was under the water for a short period of time after he had taken off his life jacket. 

According to authorities, a nearby adult pulled the child out of the water but the boy was unresponsive. A medical helicopter reportedly arrived and took the boy to a hospital in Omaha.

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