Boy, 8, hospitalized after being rescued from Irvine pool

An 8-year-old boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition after he was pulled from a community pool in Irvine, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

The boy was participating in swimming lessons at a pool near San Marino and Paseo Westpark around 4:50 p.m. Monday when someone noticed him face-down in the water, fire Capt. Shane Sherwood said.

Bystanders performed rescue breathing techniques on the unconscious boy, who eventually coughed up water, Sherwood said.

Paramedics took him to Children’s Hospital of Orange County in Orange, according to the Fire Authority.

His condition Wednesday was not immediately available.

— Jeremiah Dobruck

Twitter: @jeremiahdobruck