Boy injured, teen hospitalized after nearly drowning in Johns Creek pool

UPDATE: The 16-year-old has died, police say (STORY).

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Johns Creek Police Department is investigating a possible drowning on Monday afternoon.

Authorities responded to the 2100 block of Addison Lane around 4:30 p.m. after calls for medical assistance at the pool of The Estates at Johns Creeks apartments.

A witness told authorities that two children, including a 16-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy, were playing in the pool when she noticed them “underwater in the middle of the pool for too long.” The witness told authorities she ran to get help from the office when three men pulled the children out of the pool.

The 9-year-old boy was “resuscitated” according to Johns Creek police. The 16-year-old girl was life-flighted to Scottish Rite Medical Center. The current extent of her injuries is unknown at this time.

The investigation is ongoing.