A four year old Johnson County boy is fighting for his life after neighbors found him barely alive in their swimming pool.

It happened around 10:00 Monday morning on Stambaugh Branch Road in the Sitka community.

Another child, a three year old boy, found by the pool is now in the custody of social services and sheriff's deputies are investigating.

The four year old boy in the pool is still alive, but he was just flown to Cabell-Huntington Hospital in West Virginia.

Investigators say the two boys live a half mile down from the pool.

Now they're trying to find out how the boys got so far from home.

Emergency responders say neighbors found the four year old boy floating face down in their pool, and the three year old boy getting ready to get in the water.

Investigators say the neighbors quickly got the two boys, called for help, and started CPR to keep the four year old from dying.

“Every measure that could possibly be taken, was taken,” Lt. Tom Wyatt said.

Authorities say the boy is alive, but is fighting for his life.

The neighbors and boy's family are too shaken up to talk.

“The parents appear to be emotionally distraught. I don't think it's hit them yet,” Lt. Wyatt said.

Sheriff's Deputies say the boys lived a half mile from the pool.

They're investigating how they got away from home and in the pool, but they're aren't releasing any details about their investigation.

The three year old boy is in social services custody during the investigation. The four year old is in Cabell-Huntington Hospital.

Investigators say everyone hopes he survives.

Authorities are not releasing the boys' names or the families’ names at this time.

They also don't know how long the boy was in the water.

Sheriff Deputies aren't sure how long their investigation will take or if it will lead to any charges.