TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Police and Toledo Fire & Rescue crews worked together to save a little boy from nearly drowning in east Toledo on Monday.
TPD and TFRD responded to the call of a 3-year-old that had drowned at a home in the 2000 block of Greenwood around 7:50 p.m. on August 3.
The child's mother reported to police that she went inside to lock the front door and upon returning, found her 3-year-old son unresponsive in a plastic pool in the backyard. The mother began CPR while her brother placed the call to 911.
TPD Sgt. Paul Cunningham was among those who responded to the scene and was able to open the 3-year-old boy's airway. The child then began to breathe again.
TFRD then took over once they arrived, assisting and transporting the child to the hospital for further treatment.
Police report that the boy appears to be fine following the incident.
"I've responded to calls like this before, and they haven't always worked out as well," said Sgt. Cunningham. "This is the best case scenario. The whole way there you're hoping you're just there in time to be able to make a difference and help out, and this time luckily we were."
According to the American Red Cross, drownings are responsible for the second most deaths among children between the ages of one and four.