Public Safety

Elderly woman found unresponsive in southwest Gainesville pool, hospitalized in critical condition

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies responded Friday afternoon to a home on Southwest 79th Drive, near the Longleaf Village neighborhood, after an elderly woman was found unresponsive in a residential pool. First responders transported her to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The sheriff’s office is investigating the incident as a drowning.

Sources: Mainstreet Daily News · The Gainesville Sun · WCJB TV20