Five kids save boy, mother
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Whoami | Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 05:01 pm     http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_1355111,00.html Five kids save boy, mother They 'did right thing' to rescue pair from pool By Hector Gutierrez, Rocky Mountain News August 29, 2002 FEDERAL HEIGHTS - Five water sprites left the monkey bars Monday to help a mother and her 5-year-old son who were drowning in a pool. Maxie Lee, who celebrated her 10th birthday Wednesday, and Tessina Topaum, 9, were at the playground of the Pine Garden Apartments when they saw the woman and her son in the nearby pool. Tessina's 7-year-old sister, Elizabeth, used all of her tiny frame to pull the little boy out of the pool. Amber Carson and Domonique Woodbridge, both 8, raced to the apartment manager and Domonique's mother to inform them that a woman and child were drowning. "Every single one of those kids did the right thing," said police officer Frank Turek, who eventually helped rescue the mother. "They are the heroes." The woman, Snezhanka Klisarska, 37, and her son were taken to St. Anthony North Hospital. The boy was released and the mother is in serious condition. It began about 2:30 p.m. Rescue personnel said the boy's flotation device slipped and the mother tried to help him. "We just heard splashing and we thought they were playing, and then we looked over again closely and saw the boy was going up and down and the mom just looked like she fainted," Maxie said. Tessina said she and Maxie ran about 50 feet to the gated pool, followed closely by Elizabeth, Amber and Domonique. Once inside the fence, the youngsters quickly went to work. Tessina and Maxie circled to the deep end of the pool, where the boy was trying to hold up his mother. Maxie and Tessina then each grabbed the Klisarska's arm and tried to pull her out. While they held onto Klisarska, Maxie sent Domonique to get her mother. In the meantime, Elizabeth jumped into the pool in her clothes, grabbed the youngster and pulled him out. Domonique's mother came racing from her apartment with her cellular phone. When she arrived at the pool, Maxie and Tessina were still holding onto Klisarska's arms. "I think she was trying to go back in the water because she thought her son was still in," Maxie said. Elizabeth ran to her apartment and retrieved a blanket to give to the boy. "I was trying to help him," Elizabeth said. Turek, who was patrolling in complex, heard Holly Woodbridge shout: "Police! Police!" Turek, 39, stopped his cruiser and ran to the pool. Turek and Woodbridge then pulled Klisarska out. All I can say is, if this is the future of our country, we are indeed in very good hands! Kudos to these incredible kids, and the parents who are raising them. |
Bookworm | Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 06:32 pm     What a great rescue, thanks for posting Who. |
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