Please pray for the little one. I don't know all the details. Catching the tail end of it on the scanner.

Infant wasn't breathing when Solomons arrived. Infant now breathing. Helicopter on the way to fly them out.

Prayers for the little one and family. :huggy:

Prayers sent

Please pray for the little one. I don't know all the details. Catching the tail end of it on the scanner.

Infant wasn't breathing when Solomons arrived. Infant now breathing. Helicopter on the way to fly them out.

Prayers for the little one and family. :huggy:
Breathing now is good. Let's hope the kid wasn't away too long.

The pool must of just recently opened up, my mom had my little boy there today around 4 pm at the playground and she says the pool wasn't open then.

I hope the baby is ok.

I hope the baby is ok.

The helicopter just left, sounds like he's going to be okay. :yay:

The helicopter just left, sounds like he's going to be okay. :yay:
Thank goodness.

Thank goodness.

I've been praying since the call came out. So scary.

The pool must of just recently opened up, my mom had my little boy there today around 4 pm at the playground and she says the pool wasn't open then. It was supposed to open noon until 9PM.

http://www.co.cal.md.us/residents/parks/events/covepointpool/

I've been praying since the call came out. So scary.
Same here. I would be going crazy, If I was the parent here.

it was just on abc news, they said it was a 2 month old.

Can't imagine the child fell into the pool or anything like that. Does anyone know?

Can't imagine the child fell into the pool or anything like that. Does anyone know?


Accident? :shrug:

It only takes a few seconds for a baby to fall face first..and inhale..
Happends so quick, many dont see it happening until it is to late.

It only takes a few seconds for a baby to fall face first..and inhale..
Happends so quick, many dont see it happening until it is to late.

At 8 weeks old they dont just happen to fall IMO

At 8 weeks old they dont just happen to fall IMO

No kidding, it is not as though they are up and walking around

Accident? :shrug:

The police were called, but that happens in all cases where someone is not breathing. Guess it will be a wait and see what happens.

Guessing this may just be a situation where the baby stopped breathing for whatever reason. Just happened to be at the pool when it happened. At two months I can't imagine anyone putting their child in a pool. But then again being a forumite for a little while I have read of some incredibly stupid people doing incredibly stupid things.

I sure hope and pray the baby does okay.

I can't imagine life without my little one. Today we had to "get outta here" and "run daddy" cuz the dinosaurs were going to get us in the park. Moments like that are too precious to lose.

Rumor I heard is that the 16 YO mom walked down the steps into the pool with the baby on her hip. Didn't notice that the baby was under water until it was too late.

It'll be interesting to see if we hear anything else.

Rumor I heard is that the 16 YO mom walked down the steps into the pool with the baby on her hip. Didn't notice that the baby was under water until it was too late.

It'll be interesting to see if we hear anything else.


Babies having babies, it's just not right.

Rumor I heard is that the 16 YO mom walked down the steps into the pool with the baby on her hip. Didn't notice that the baby was under water until it was too late.

It'll be interesting to see if we hear anything else.
OMG! :faint: Poor baby. The mother is young to be a parent.

Rumor I heard is that the 16 YO mom walked down the steps into the pool with the baby on her hip. Didn't notice that the baby was under water until it was too late.

It'll be interesting to see if we hear anything else.

WTF?

Didn't notice?

Hi

Found this article.

http://www.nbc4.com/news/13415947/detail.html?dl=headlineclick

Hi

Found this article.

http://www.nbc4.com/news/13415947/detail.html?dl=headlineclick


Okay, I've got 3 kids and I'm thinking back to when they were 2 months old, there's no way they could have gotten into the pool by themselves. :burning: WFT?

My sister and 2 of her friends were @ the pool today when it happened...She called me and told me about it -

She says that not the mother, but a friend had the baby and the girl went under WITH the baby, and when she came back up the baby was limp, the mother ran and took the baby from the other lady and took him to the lifeguard who did not know CPR or what to do she said...So the lifeguard called one of the Parks & Recs guys and he is the one who did CPR.

My sis said they stayed in the ambulance for 15 minutes until the helicopter came.....

She did say that the mother looked VERY young, just a little older than her (14). I was so shocked and she was pretty shook up about it. I'll have to let her know in the am that the baby made it.

I don't know if infact the lifeguard didn't know what to do but my sister said she wa just panicking and did not act like she knew what to do.

Prayers to all involved...that poor poor child.

This is terrible ~ Prayers for the poor child...

I may be somewhat cynical in saying this, but it wouldn't surprise me if some lawyer picks up on this rendering of the story (if it's true) & next thing is a lawsuit.
I always thought CPR was requisite to fulfilling the responsibilities of a life-guard.

This is terrible ~ Prayers for the poor child...

I may be somewhat cynical in saying this, but it wouldn't surprise me if some lawyer picks up on this rendering of the story (if it's true) & next thing is a lawsuit.
I always thought CPR was requisite to fulfilling the responsibilities of a life-guard.
Maybe the training doesnt cover infants. God.... Who could even imagine.

This is terrible ~ Prayers for the poor child...

I may be somewhat cynical in saying this, but it wouldn't surprise me if some lawyer picks up on this rendering of the story (if it's true) & next thing is a lawsuit.
I always thought CPR was requisite to fulfilling the responsibilities of a life-guard.

Yes, I know. It's the world we live in today though. I do not know how true it is, just sharing what I was told. I certainly believe that they are all fully trained in infant and adult CPR....I am also CPR certified (since having my oldest 4 years ago) but often wonder if I would freeze up if something happened. There is so much going on and not much time to react.

Just happy ot hear the baby is alive and hoping for no trauma from this incident.

This is terrible ~ Prayers for the poor child...

I may be somewhat cynical in saying this, but it wouldn't surprise me if some lawyer picks up on this rendering of the story (if it's true) & next thing is a lawsuit.
I always thought CPR was requisite to fulfilling the responsibilities of a life-guard. The lifeguards are all fully trained. That doesn't mean that they had the presence of mind to be able to use their training when it matters. There would be about 10 lifeguards there, so I doubt all of them froze.

I've seen highly trained people freeze when they needed to act. After extensive firefighting training, I froze when faced with my first real fire. It happens. Fortunately I didn't freeze when it came time for me to heimlich my own son.

I don't see a lawsuit succeeding. If the story is right, the negligence here was either the mother or friend. The baby was revived, which tells me that the lifeguards probably did do their job.

The lifeguards are all fully trained. That doesn't mean that they had the presence of mind to be able to use their training when it matters. There would be about 10 lifeguards there, so I doubt all of them froze.

I've seen highly trained people freeze when they needed to act. After extensive firefighting training, I froze when faced with my first real fire. It happens. Fortunately I didn't freeze when it came time for me to heimlich my own son.

I don't see a lawsuit succeeding. If the story is right, the negligence here was either the mother or friend. The baby was revived, which tells me that the lifeguards probably did do their job.

I froze when my son started choking and needed the heimlich (thank God my husband didn't), so I can understand a young (usually the ones at these pools are high schoolers) lifeguard freezing when being faced with a non-breathing 2 month old.

Oh and BTW...I had my first son when I was young (17) and never put him in a situation like this. I'm not supporting kids having kids but don't always blame the parents age...sometimes it is just plain stupidity that causes things like this. And even adults can be totally stupid!!!

I'm just saying...

Prayers for the baby and mother!

Yes, I know. It's the world we live in today though. I do not know how true it is, just sharing what I was told. I certainly believe that they are all fully trained in infant and adult CPR....I am also CPR certified (since having my oldest 4 years ago) but often wonder if I would freeze up if something happened. There is so much going on and not much time to react.

Just happy ot hear the baby is alive and hoping for no trauma from this incident.


Because of my job, I was trained in CPR for adults and infants. I've never had to use it (thank God), but sitting here trying to think of the steps to follow is hard to remember. That being said, I don't think I wouldn't attempt to try it in a life and death situation.

I was over at Patuxant Elem during the time this incident went down and noted no less then 3 news helicopters circling what I believe the general vicinity. At the time I got the impression our area was dealing with some major news story to have these type resources directed. Other then the baby at the pool did something else happen thats not being reported?

Because of my job, I was trained in CPR for adults and infants. I've never had to use it (thank God), but sitting here trying to think of the steps to follow is hard to remember. That being said, I don't think I wouldn't attempt to try it in a life and death situation.
When would you try it?

I find this whole thing disterbing....


A friend was holding my son when he was young and gave him a cookie..he choked she handed him back..I put his stomach/chest on my knee and hit him in the back a few times...cookie came up..I took him to the dr and I had even bruised his back...Dr was good and said you gotta do something..I just think I would try I mean it cant be too different then giving CPR to a puppy :lmao:

She says that not the mother, but a friend had the baby and the girl went under WITH the baby, and when she came back up the baby was limp, the mother ran and took the baby from the other lady and took him to the lifeguard who did not know CPR or what to do she said...So the lifeguard called one of the Parks & Recs guys and he is the one who did CPR.

My sis said they stayed in the ambulance for 15 minutes until the helicopter came.....

With caretakers like that, this poor kid has a long road ahead. Good luck to him. He'll grow up tough, if he makes it.

I was over at Patuxant Elem during the time this incident went down and noted no less then 3 news helicopters circling what I believe the general vicinity. At the time I got the impression our area was dealing with some major news story to have these type resources directed. Other then the baby at the pool did something else happen thats not being reported?

SOMD has gotten on the radar of D.C. news stations, the stabbing in P.F. a few weeks back had several news helos hovering for it.

When would you try it?


Oops, typo on my part. I meant I would try it.

Saw the MSP helicopter circling around the park around 6 p.m. yesterday. Didn't have a clue as to what happened until I got to work this morning. I just hope that the baby comes out alright!

According to this, he's home and was only held for a few hours. He's okay.

http://www.stmarystoday.com/News/Baby_nearly_dies.html

I only wonder if the child had hypothermia. It's early in the year, the water is still cold and at only 2 months old there is a possibility the child could not retain his own body heat. I've seen a child as young as 5 loose conciousness from pool related hypothermia.

My son was at the pool that day. He came home very upset and said that a baby had died. Of course I was shocked and upset as well. I was relieved to hear the next day that the child had made it and was only kept for a few hours.

I hope this was a wakeup call to the mom and all in the community just how quick something terrible can happen. When my son was telling me about the incident he referred to the infant as our baby, and I said did you just refer to that baby as "our baby"? and he said, yes, it is our baby...it's a baby of the community. And he is totally right.

I'm glad for baby and mother and everyone that the baby made it.

I heard another person was pulled from the water and CPR in progress. Did anyone hear anything else?

I heard another person was pulled from the water and CPR in progress. Did anyone hear anything else?


Yeah, they did CPR on the guy, seemed to be OK, but then they had to go back to doing it and then the EMT unit arrived and pushed everyone to the other side of the pool grounds.

Oh and BTW...I had my first son when I was young (17) and never put him in a situation like this. I'm not supporting kids having kids but don't always blame the parents age...sometimes it is just plain stupidity that causes things like this. And even adults can be totally stupid!!!

I'm just saying...

Prayers for the baby and mother!


ok babies having babies has been going on since the beginning of man kind.

its way better than babies having abortions.

and I guess I musta been one of those bad parents cause I did not hesitate to take my 2 month olds in the pool with me. they seemed to really enjoy it.

of course I kept there heads above the water line

Yeah, they did CPR on the guy, seemed to be OK, but then they had to go back to doing it and then the EMT unit arrived and pushed everyone to the other side of the pool grounds.

Was it an adult?

Was it an adult?
Yes, I'm guessing a guy between 30-45??? I didn't get a good look at his face, they pushed all the people away...

Was it an adult?

I was at Cove Point today for the baseball tournament, I was told that it was a guy.
It was a hot day out there today, we had to call the ambulance for the umpire that was calling the game today, I was afraid the kids were gonna get heat stroke or something, but coaches and parents did a great job of keeping the kids cooled off.

We went yesterday. I drive from Waldorf because its such a great pool. I wish Charles co. could get the hint and build one or two of these.
One lady did loose her son a few times. He was no older than two, if that. She would turn around and yell "where is he" and we would tell her. Once he was half way up the steps to the slide when someone pulled him off. They make portable play pens you can put them in with some toys when your not in the water with them and let them play. Put it in the shade.
Its a shame when two or three other people know where your kid is at before you do.

If Waldorf got a pool, do you actually think people would take care of it?

ok babies having babies has been going on since the beginning of man kind.

its way better than babies having abortions.

and I guess I musta been one of those bad parents cause I did not hesitate to take my 2 month olds in the pool with me. they seemed to really enjoy it.

of course I kept there heads above the water line

I was not saying that you shouldn't take a 2 month old baby to the pool...I took my kids to the pool when they were young too. I was saying that it wasn't the mother's age that made her not pay attention to whether or not her child's head was about the water line...it was her IQ level.

I didn't mean to offend anyone.

If Waldorf got a pool, do you actually think people would take care of it?

Good point. :yay:

Thats what you do with the money it makes. You know it would get used!!
If someone manages it rights. Smallwood is well taken care of but just doesn't have much for kids to do and is very expensive.

Thats what you do with the money it makes. You know it would get used!!
If someone manages it rights. Smallwood is well taken care of but just doesn't have much for kids to do and is very expensive.

The Great Mills pool is running in the red. The Cove Point pool probably does also. Pools do not make money or there would be businesses opening them.

The Great Mills pool is running in the red. The Cove Point pool probably does also. Pools do not make money or there would be businesses opening them.

That is what I am thinking too, I was trying to figure it out last week when my family went. It was $22 for 5 of us. Then they had concessions that are priced pretty high.

But then I was looking at all the staff they had on hand and I thought no way is this place making any money. They must have 20+ people staffed at that pool at any given time.

I was not saying that you shouldn't take a 2 month old baby to the pool...I took my kids to the pool when they were young too. I was saying that it wasn't the mother's age that made her not pay attention to whether or not her child's head was about the water line...it was her IQ level.

I didn't mean to offend anyone.


no offense taken. I just saw a bunch of people dogging the mother for her age.

and several ppes sayin they would not take a two month in the pool

I heard another person was pulled from the water and CPR in progress. Did anyone hear anything else?

Yeah we were there yesterday. I couldn't see the mans face but he was over weight..not sure if he had a heart attack or what? It was adult swim so most people were out of the pool.

It was unbelievable how people gathered around to watch with their children like it was a free show or something. There was a man not breathing, possible dying and everyone just stood around watching.

We gathered our things and left as the medics were arriving. Just couldn't see myself getting back in water and having a good time after that.

has anyone heard if the man was OK?

According to my mother who was there on Sunday with my sisters and families, the man is still alive, but in ICU still fighting pnumonia and possible brain damage from the loss of oxygen to the brain.
A prayer request went out from a fellow co-worker at her office, and it was her coworker's brother, Scott. Apparently he fainted in the pool and because everyone thought he was just fooling around, they were not alarmed until he had been under long enought to take in quite a bit of water. As of yesterday he had not regained consciousness.
My mother tells me that it was utter chaos at the pool when this happened and she was convinced that none of the lifeguards knew what they were doing. In retrospect, it may just have been that everyone was so distraught that it was hard for them to do the CPR for the first time on a real person, and also, it probably seemed worse than it really was for all the spectators who had to witness this. My mother is still very upset at what she saw.
So, please pray for Scott and his family. There is always hope.

According to my mother who was there on Sunday with my sisters and families, the man is still alive, but in ICU still fighting pnumonia and possible brain damage from the loss of oxygen to the brain.
A prayer request went out from a fellow co-worker at her office, and it was her coworker's brother, Scott. Apparently he fainted in the pool and because everyone thought he was just fooling around, they were not alarmed until he had been under long enought to take in quite a bit of water. As of yesterday he had not regained consciousness.
My mother tells me that it was utter chaos at the pool when this happened and she was convinced that none of the lifeguards knew what they were doing. In retrospect, it may just have been that everyone was so distraught that it was hard for them to do the CPR for the first time on a real person, and also, it probably seemed worse than it really was for all the spectators who had to witness this. My mother is still very upset at what she saw.
So, please pray for Scott and his family. There is always hope.

I am neighbor's with Scott's children. Unfortunately it has really devistated them. I am worried as much about them as I am about Scott. My prayers have been with him ever since Marquita told me about it.

I am neighbor's with Scott's children. Unfortunately it has really devistated them. I am worried as much about them as I am about Scott. My prayers have been with him ever since Marquita told me about it.


If at all possible, do you think you could keep me updated with his condition? I am actually the one who responded first to him in the water and pulled him out... it's been really hard this past week not knowing what has happened. Him and his family have been in my thoughts and prayers.

Also, to clarify, there were EMT's there that day at the pool. They, as well as the lifeguards, helped me get him out of the water with a backboard. The EMT's immediately started CPR and there was nothing else the lifeguards could have done other than keep everyone else calm and supply the EMTs with anything else they needed. I'm not a lifeguard at that pool, but I am in charles county, and we refresh our skills and knowlegde of saving people on a regular basis. In this case, since the actual lifeguards weren't the first to respond or know what was going on, it must have been very confusing. I don't think they should be judged or at fault for any of it. It just goes to show that you need to be prepared at all times, even during adult swim when you don't think something like that would happen.

If at all possible, do you think you could keep me updated with his condition? I am actually the one who responded first to him in the water and pulled him out... it's been really hard this past week not knowing what has happened. Him and his family have been in my thoughts and prayers.

Also, to clarify, there were EMT's there that day at the pool. They, as well as the lifeguards, helped me get him out of the water with a backboard. The EMT's immediately started CPR and there was nothing else the lifeguards could have done other than keep everyone else calm and supply the EMTs with anything else they needed. I'm not a lifeguard at that pool, but I am in charles county, and we refresh our skills and knowlegde of saving people on a regular basis. In this case, since the actual lifeguards weren't the first to respond or know what was going on, it must have been very confusing. I don't think they should be judged or at fault for any of it. It just goes to show that you need to be prepared at all times, even during adult swim when you don't think something like that would happen.

Well said. Also, the two EMT's, they might be the two that are employed at the pool as lifeguards and that may be why the "other" lifeguards stayed out of the way. My prayers go out to the family and Scott.

Well said. Also, the two EMT's, they might be the two that are employed at the pool as lifeguards and that may be why the "other" lifeguards stayed out of the way. My prayers go out to the family and Scott.
I was one of the three EMT's at the pool when this happend, when we identified ourselves the lifegaurds let us have control of the situation they did do a great job in assisting us by getting the different supplies we needed and drying the patient off so that we could hook up the AED.You must remember they have been trained with CPR but until you actually do CPR it can be a very scary thing. No we do not work for the pool we are volunteers in St Marys county and were there with our kids enjoying the day and even with this accident I still have all the faith in the world in the lifegaurds and still plan on taking my kids back to the pool many times. My prayers go out to Scott and his family.

My mother checked on his condition today and he is still on life support in ICU. I'll update you as I get the info.
Let's get everyone praying for Scott and his kids.
SRC

My mother checked on his condition today and he is still on life support in ICU. I'll update you as I get the info.
Let's get everyone praying for Scott and his kids.
SRC


Per Scott's exwife who is my neighbor - Scott has come off the ventilator. He is off sedation. He has short term memory loss. He has no memory of last Sunday or what happened to him. He does not remember having the children with him or anything that happened with him while with the children.

This is part of the e-mail I received from her on Sunday.

Per Scott's exwife who is my neighbor - Scott has come off the ventilator. He is off sedation. He has short term memory loss. He has no memory of last Sunday or what happened to him. He does not remember having the children with him or anything that happened with him while with the children.

This is part of the e-mail I received from her on Sunday.


Any updates on Scott? Thanks

Per another forum - The Bay Net Community Forum:
Another Drowning at Cove Point Pool?
Tue 1:09 PM EST

For the record, Scott is coming home today. He did not have a heart attack, stroke or seizure. There is NO brain damage. Someone said his boys are 7 and 9. They're 9 and 10.