A 4-year-old Holly Township boy died, Sept. 3, after being pulled from the deep end of a pool in the 6700 block of Belmont Court, 2:48 p.m., Sept. 1.
The boy was with his mother at a water aerobics? class at a private home. Adults were in the deep end exercising and children were playing in the shallow end during the class. The child had removed his life jacket and said he was done swimming. Minutes after, he was found by his mother in the deep end. She jumped into the pool and pulled him from the water. The homeowner, who is also an emergency room nurse, began CPR and a bystander called 911 for help.
The child had no pulse when he was taken from the scene to St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital in the Pontiac by the Independence Township paramedics with an escort by Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies.
Once at the hospital, the victim’s pulse was restored and the child was airlifted to Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital. However, he was pronounced dead on Sept. 3 at 1:30 p.m. Investigation continues.