Child on life support after nearly drowning in cruise ship pool

The Anthem of the Seas ship.
(Image credit: Ander Gillena/AFP/Getty Images)

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship "Anthem of the Seas" is returning to Bayonne, New Jersey, Thursday night after an 8-year-old boy was discovered unconscious in a pool.

The boy is currently on life support, ABC New York reports. The ship will be met at the port by firefighters, and he will be transported to a local hospital. Law enforcement sources said the boy was part of a group of 49 travelers from the Netherlands. In a statement, Royal Caribbean said he was "treated by the ship's medical team after an accident in one of the ship's swimming pools, but required additional medical attention."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.