Firefighters respond to near-drowning incident at local swimming pool

AMMON — Firefighters responded to a near-drowning connected Saturday astatine nan Ammon City swimming excavation successful McCowin Park. 

It happened during Ammon Days astir 3 p.m. 

A teenage boy was pulled from nan excavation by lifeguards connected duty, according to a connection from nan metropolis of Ammon. 

Bonneville County Fire District 1 Deputy Chief Keith Banda said firefighters initiated CPR and continued until Idaho Falls Fire Department EMS arrived to dainty nan teen. He was past transported successful an ambulance to a section infirmary for treatment. 

The teen is presently receiving aesculapian care, nan metropolis said. His information is unknown.

“The metropolis is incredibly grateful for first responders including lifeguards, firefighters, deputies, and paramedics who each performed needed duties successful a clip of utmost stress. Medical consequence plans had been put into spot during nan readying of nan yearly Ammon Days arena and IFFD, BCFD, and BCSO worked together to supply postulation and crowd power and be to nan business promptly,” nan metropolis of Ammon said successful a statement. 

Banda added that firefighters were connected nan segment quickly owed to nan Ammon Days arena because they had 2 first assistance stations. However, he wanted to punctual group really important it is to cognize CPR. 

“(We) punctual everyone to get CPR certified and if you already are trained, support your training because you ne'er cognize erstwhile it will beryllium needed. This time, firefighters were connected scene, but astir different times, first responders are not location to springiness contiguous assistance and that’s what gives personification nan champion chance astatine surviving a cardiac arrest,” Banda said.