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Updated: 3:34 PM Jul 3, 2009
Three Near Drownings at Panama City Beach Friday
A four year old boy was rushed to a local hospital Friday afternoon after being found floating in a pool at Cabana West apartments on Alf Coleman Road at the beach Posted: 2:25 PM Jul 3, 2009Reporter: Nicole Morten Email Address: nicole.morten@wjhg.com |
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A four year old boy was rushed to a local hospital Friday afternoon after being found floating in a pool at Cabana West apartments on Alf Coleman Road at the beach.
Reports say a resident at the complex got into the pool and found the boy floating face down and called for help. Rescue workers started CPR and continued it as they rushed the youth to the hospital.
Bay County sheriff's investigators say the youngster was resuscitated and was breathing when he arrived at the hospital.
Meanwhile, a man and woman were both rescued from the Gulf off the 15,000 block of Front Beach Road late Friday morning. The man, 49, and the woman, 41, were both reported to be in good condition.
Yellow flags are flying at Panama City Beach.
UPDATE:
According to Ruth Corley, Bay County PIO, paramedics were able to resuscitate the 4-year-old boy that was rushed to the hospital after nearly drowning.
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On Friday, a small child was found floating in the Cabana West Apartment pool. Paramedics were called to the scene at approximately 1:45 p.m.
According to Cabana West Asst. Manager, Tara Thomas, "One of our residents, Gary Griffith, saw the boy face down in the pool. Not knowing if the boy was playing a game or not, Griffith nudged him to see if he was ok. After there was no movement from the boy, Griffith pulled him out of the water."
Resident's tried to revive the boy as paramedics were called to the scene.
Emergency crews arrived and rushed the boy to the hospital by ambulance. It looked as if there were 25 people hanging out by the pool at the time of the incident.
Cabana West Management said without the help of residents', Gary Griffith, John Plumadore and Jessica Hanna, for acting quickly, and with the help of paramedics, the boy's life is saved. He is recovering at a local hospital.
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"T" it's hard to follow your thoughts with the poor grammer and the run-on sentences but let me answer as best as I can. 1. You're right I was talking to his mother. But we were there next to him on the bench in the pool. Not 40' away poolside. My back wasn't to him. I was sitting with my back toward the wall and his mother sat facing him. 2. I wasn't upset because I was in shock. But i'm sure you saw how distraught and wrecked his mother was. 3. The Doctors say he was under less than a minute - thanks again to Gary. There were 25 other people there and they didn't see him either. I understand that it's not other people's responsibility to watch my children I'm saying it happened fast and unless you were sitting with us you don't know how often we checked and looked for him. You don't know how I, or she, felt; or how this is still affecting us. 4. As far as the EMTs go. You should contact their supervisor if their pace bothers you so much.
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Well "D" Actually if this is the mother you was spotted Talking amongst friends and you did have your backed turned to the child but you could have seen him through your peripheral vision. And for no one to know how long he had been under tells everyone you wasn't watching him at all, we all understand that anything can happen in a second but you wasn't even really upset sitting next to him at the pool. I think that other people are right when they say keep an eye on your Children while in the pool at all times it only takes a second. The boy was Blue allover and almost Gray That tells me that he was under for at least 2 min at max. Enough about the mother of the situation The Bay cty paramedics could have came prepared for the worst and they just slowly walked in and walked to the boy then they realized that it was serious they man EMT picked the boy up and rushed him out the door the boy appeared to be lifeless as he left CW with him Luckily the boy was screaming entering ambulance
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Thank You for all your prayers. ~D~
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