photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
Washington Twp man fished out of the back yard pool durring cardiac arrest
August 2,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blogWashington Twp NJ, The Washington Township Police Department received a frantic 911 telephone call at approximately 1:50 PM on Saturday, 08/01 from a woman who reported finding her husband on the bottom of their back yard pool.
Local police and ambulance personnel, along with a nearby paramedic unit, responded to the location where they found the victim in full cardiac arrest.. He was transported by an ambulance with a police escort to The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood. Washington Township Police were assisted by the Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital.
This is such a sad story, and we always see these stories during the summer months. How tragic for him and his family.
No matter how competent a swimmer you are, you should never ever swim alone. My friend is a lifeguard at the jersey shore, surely as strong a swimmer as one could be, and he always told me this hard and fast rule. If you get in trouble in the water, and you are alone, it is a recipe for disaster.