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Two off-duty firefighters sprang into action to rescue a five-year-old boy who fell into a pool at a resort in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.<\/p>\n

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According to the officials with the City of Pompano Beach, fire rescue crews arrived at the Plunge Resort on Sunday after receiving reports of a drowning involving a child in a pool.<\/p>\n

NBC6 spoke to a man at the resort who said the boy was playing when he slipped and fell in the pool.<\/p>\n

“I saw a boy in the water, who was unresponsive,” said a man. “Paramedics were there right away, and they pulled the boy out.”<\/p>\n

But before fire rescue arrived, the two off-duty firefighters, one from the Broward Sheriff’s Office and one from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, were at the resort and performed CPR on the boy, officials said.<\/p>\n

Video captured the chaotic moments after witnesses said the child was pulled from the water.<\/p>\n

When Pompano Beach Fire Rescue arrived at the pool, crews were able to get the child’s pulse back, and he was taken to Broward Medical Center for treatment.<\/p>\n

First responders were seen carrying the young boy out of the pool before rushing him into a waiting ambulance.<\/p>\n

Marquc Fernando said the situation quickly turned terrifying.<\/p>\n

“I saw the kid in very bad shape; he was breathing but barely, and they were doing the CPR,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Fernando described the emotional scene as family members watched first responders trying to save the child.<\/p>\n

“I was scared too, and I was trying to help the kid, but I tried to get the father of the kid to calm down,” he said.<\/p>\n

Officials said the boy has since woken up and was talking with his doctor and his family.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s incident comes as Florida faced a record-breaking number of child drownings in 2025.<\/p>\n

Last week, a family was left grieving after a 6-year-old boy drowned in a Southwest Miami-Dade canal that was a block away from his home<\/p>\n

County officials across South Florida are making sure resources are available to help better educate communities on water safety<\/p>\n

Broward County released tips for National Water Safety Month.<\/p>\n