Divers pulled a child from the water in suburban West Palm Beach Friday afternoon, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
The scene unfolded around 4:15 p.m. behind the Waverly Apartments in the 1300 block of Summit Pines Boulevard.
Bystanders told arriving first responders that a child had disappeared in water behind the complex.
Fire rescue divers began an extensive search and eventually found the child who was taken to a hospital, officials said.
Onlookers said the child had been in the water for up to 20 minutes.
A condition was not released.
This story will be updated when more information is available.
Paramedics found a boy in the lake at Summit Pines apts in suburban West Palm. Neighbors said you could hear the mothers screams for miles https://t.co/PcRhdcJYA2
— Charlie Keegan (@CKeeganWPTV) December 16, 2016
The moment after divers got a child out of the water and into an ambulance. No word yet on child's condition @WPTV pic.twitter.com/z0vch5TqIU
— Wanda Moore (@WandaMooreWPTV) December 16, 2016
