Person taken to hospital after drowning in Rincon apartment complex pool
RINCON, Ga. (WTOC) - [UPDATE 5/16 AT 9 P.M.] The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office said an adult man drowned, not a child.
They said it happened at the LEO at the Sanctuary Homes complex pool.
WTOC’s crew at the scene said there is no longer a police presence there.
The apartment complex is off of Highway 21 at Old Augusta Road.

This is a developing story.
[ORIGINAL STORY] The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office said a child drowned at an apartment complex in Rincon on Saturday night.
They said the child was taken to the hospital.
They said it happened at the LEO at the Sanctuary Homes on Moultrie Drive.
WTOC sent a crew to the scene.
This is a developing story.
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