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Lifeguards Save Young Girl's Life At Community Pool In Maryland With Swift CPR Lifeguards Save Young Girl's Life At Community Pool In Maryland With Swift CPR
Lifeguards Save Young Girl's Life At Community Pool In Maryland With Swift CPR Fast-acting lifeguards are being credited for saving a young girl's life after she stopped breathing at a community pool in Maryland on Monday night.  The Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a 911 call at approximately 7:30 p.m. on June 10 from the Whittier Community Pool in Severna Park, where a girl was pulled from the water by on-duty lifeguards and was not breathing. According to officials, the lifeguards immediately began providing medical care, including CPR, and were able to revive the girl before paramedics arrived. The child was then taken to an area pediatric hospit…
Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports
Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports Two near-drowning victims at a Washington DC pool were resuscitated by a CPR instructor who happened to be nearby and DC's first responders, according to various news reports. After the man and woman were pulled from the bottom of the deep end at the Theodore Hagans Pool around 5 p.m., Thursday, July 13, Jermaine Hunter got to work, as reported by WJLA. Hunter has 15 years of CPR instruction, he told the outlet. MPD officers, lifeguards and Hunter continued CPR until DC Fire and EMS arrived, who were able to resuscitate the victims, they confirmed.  According to Fox5, the victims…
Police ID Man, Officers Involved In Fatal Frederick County Shooting Police ID Man, Officers Involved In Fatal Frederick County Shooting
Police ID Man, Officers Involved In Fatal Frederick County Shooting New details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as they continue to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Frederick County that left a knife-wielding man dead. Frederick resident Joseph Sherrill, 44, was shot and killed by officers on Saturday, March 4 during an investigation into a wanted man. At approximately 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said that officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 1500 block of North East Street to locate an individual who was wanted for a parole violation. Upon arrival, officers w…
NFL Legend Tony Siragusa Fell To Similar Fate As His Father: Report NFL Legend Tony Siragusa Fell To Similar Fate As His Father: Report
NFL Legend Tony Siragusa Fell To Similar Fate As His Father: Report Further details reveal that NFL legend, Tony "The Goose" Siragusa, has died in nearly the same manner as his father, whom he tried to save, TMZ reports. Siragusa had reportedly been receiving CPR at a home in Toms River, NJ when the initial emergency call came in around 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 22. He was pronounced dead at the scene and a cause of death was not immediately determined. Decades earlier, when Siragusa was 21, he performed CPR on his dad who suffered a massive heart attack, claiming his life at the age of 48, Siragusa said on an episode of Howard Stern. Siragusa's dad died…
CPR Performed On Victim Pulled From Car In Frederick County Pond CPR Performed On Victim Pulled From Car In Frederick County Pond
CPR Performed On Victim Pulled From Car In Frederick County Pond Firefighters rescued a driver who sent his car careening into a pond in Frederick County Tuesday, May 31, authorities said. The victim was found in his car in the retaining pond behind the CVS at 5414 Rotary Avenue in New Market around 8:45 p.m,, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said. The Frederick County (MD) Fire & Rescue was assisted by sheriff's deputies in extricating the victim. CPR was performed before he was taken to Frederick Health Hospital in unknown condition.
Man Drowns In Potomac River After Jumping Near Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Report Man Drowns In Potomac River After Jumping Near Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Report
Man Drowns In Potomac River After Jumping Near Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Report A 37-year-old man drowned after jumping into the Potomac River near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Memorial Day, Fox5 reports.  The man jumped from an anchored vessel south of the bridge around 6 p.m., the outlet said citing Maryland Natural Resources Police. The victim was thrown a life jacket but could not get it on before he went unconscious, and a Good Samaritan pulled him from the water, reports say. CPR was attempted before emergency crews arrived but was apparently unsuccessful. This comes after another man, who was fishing with his family, drowned at Sandy Point State …