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Baby rushed to hospital after near-drowning incident in Dearborn

A 7-month-old baby was rushed to a hospital and is listed in stable condition after a near-drowning incident in Dearborn, Michigan. 

The accident happened about 9 p.m. Monday on the west side of the city of Dearborn. Police said the child was wearing flotation devices while in a small pool, but was briefly unattended and slipped underwater. 

Dearborn Fire and Police responded to the scene, found the child breathing and immediately took the child to a local children's hospital. 

"We remind all caregivers to closely supervise young children at all times around water, regardless of safety equipment," the police report said. 

The incident remains under investigation. 

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