PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A 17-year-old boy was taken to a hospital after nearly drowning Friday afternoon in Putnam County, authorities said.
According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, the teen was taken just before 1 p.m. to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
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There's no word on the teen's condition.
News4Jax called Fire Station 24 in Melrose and was told that firefighters were out eating lunch when the 17-year-old walked up to them and said something happened while he was out swimming.
It's unclear where the near-drowning happened.