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Updated at 1:35 p.m., Monday, October 8, 2007

Boy, 5, critical after near drowning in Waikiki

Advertiser Staff

A 5-year-old boy who nearly drowned at Waikiki Beach early this afternoon has been taken to Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children in critical condition, said Bryan Cheplic, spokesman for the city's emergency services department.

Lifeguards pulled the boy out of the ocean and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until paramedics arrived, Cheplic said.

The near downing occurred in front of 2500 Kalakaua Ave., near lifeguard tower 2C, Cheplic said.