Child pulled from Hickey Creek pond in critical condition

ALVA, Fla.- Deputies are investigating the near drowning of a child at the Hickey Creek Mitigation Park, off Palm Beach Boulevard.

The Alva Fire Department says the child is in critical condition after being pulled from a small pond.

The child was with family members and other children. Authorities say it took firefighters 4 minutes to locate him, submerged under water.

EMS performed CPR on the child as they transported him to Lee Memorial Hospital from the park.

The victim has not been identified.