 BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says an 8-year-old boy who fell into a pool on a cruise ship off the coast of New Jersey and nearly drowned is in critical condition. The unidentified 8-year-old fell into a pool on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas on Thursday evening and remained in the water for eight to 10 minutes before being discovered by ship officials, Coast Guard Senior Chief Steven Allard said. A boy on a Royal Caribbean cruise was taken to Staten Island University Hospital after nearly drowning in this swimming pool on the Anthem of the Seas. It said that the ship sailed back to Bayonne because the boy needed medical attention, and posted on Twitter asking well-wishers to pray for his family.
– An 8-year-old boy who fell into a pool on a cruise ship off the coast of New Jersey and nearly drowned is in critical condition, says the US Coast Guard. A rep tells the New York Daily News that the boy was in the water for eight to 10 minutes Thursday evening before officials with Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas found him, per the AP. The boy received CPR on the ship, which had left New York Harbor bound for the Caribbean but sailed toward Bayonne, New Jersey, the rep says. Fire officials say the boy was taken to a hospital on Staten Island. Royal Caribbean says it's providing support to his family.