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5-year-old boy drowns in pool, another child injured in St. Nicholas area

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is responding to a call about a near child drowning.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 5-year-old boy drowned in a pool and another child was injured Thursday afternoon in the St. Nicholas area.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) responded to a call about the drowning in the 3900 block of Atlantic Blvd at the Preserve at St. Nicholas Condos.

JFRD said they found the children and rushed them to the hospital. The 5-year-old boy died at the hospital. The other child is expected to be ok.

At this time, authorities don't know how the children got into the pool.

Stay with First Coast News as this story develops.

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