A four-year-old boy is recovering after he was found unresponsive in a Plymouth hotel pool last week.
Two off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were dining at a nearby restaurant are credited with performed life-saving CPR.
The incident happened Friday evening, Feb. 20, at a hotel on Annapolis Lane North, where emergency crews were called after the child was pulled from the water unconscious and in cardiac arrest.
According to Plymouth police, the child was not breathing and showed no signs of life when help first arrived. Two off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were dining at a nearby restaurant were alerted by a frantic woman and immediately went to the pool area, where they began CPR and called for emergency medical services.
Police said the child had been underwater for more than five minutes after jumping in the pool to try and retrieve a toy. The agents performed CPR on the boy until Plymouth officers and paramedics arrived and took over care. After roughly 10 additional minutes of CPR, the boy began breathing on his own.
Paramedics transported the child to a local medical center, where authorities said he was awake and alert following the rescue.
In a written recognition letter, Plymouth police credited the rapid response and early CPR with changing the outcome of the emergency, noting that the first minutes of care were critical. The department said the actions taken at the pool prevented what would likely have been a tragic result.
Federal officials later publicly recognized the agents for their actions, and Plymouth police issued a written letter commending their response and professionalism during the incident:
“I want to take a moment to commend the heroism and swift action taken by these agents to save the life of a sweet, innocent child. If our agents had not been there and stepped up, this would have been a tragic outcome,” Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in the statement.
“Because of their training, these two agents were able to save a life. Our agents are the best of the best. Every single day they put their lives on the line to save American lives.”
“I want to take a moment to commend the heroism and swift action taken by these agents to save the life of a sweet, innocent child. If our agents had not been there and stepped up, this would have been a tragic outcome,” Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in the statement.
“Because of their training, these two agents were able to save a life. Our agents are the best of the best. Every single day they put their lives on the line to save American lives.”
