A 5-year-old Brookfield boy nearly drowned in a swimming pool Wednesday, the fire department said.

A spokesman for the department gave this account:

The call came in shortly after 9 p.m. from 7012 Warren-Sharon Road where a party was being held.

The boy, Jacob Sebest, was out of the water but wasn't breathing when firefighters arrived. They were able to revive Jacob and took him to the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He had begun breathing by the time he arrived at the hospital.