Five-year-old boy taken to hospital
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Five-year-old boy taken to hospital after drowning alarm in Nykvarn

A five-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a drowning alarm in Nykvarn, south of Stockholm, the rescue services said.

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The alarm from the public came shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday. When the rescue service arrived at the scene, the boy had been pulled ashore.

"It's a public bath, so there were a lot of people there," says Anna Larsson, duty officer at the rescue service.

The boy was flown to hospital by an ambulance helicopter.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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