DASHCAM: Police Officers Rescue Drowning 4 Year Old Boy From Pond In Ohio

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UPDATE: The child is currently in stable condition

PAINESVILLE, Ohio— In the morning of Saturday, June 12, the Painesville Police Department made a startling rescue of an unresponsive child floating in Painesville’s Recreation Park fishing pond.

A four-year-old male Painesville City resident was initially reported missing from a family member’s residence just north of the park’s location at 7:40 a.m. Painesville officers reported to the area and were actively searching for the juvenile when a call came in at 8:12 a.m. of a possible floating body in the nearby park’s fishing pond.

When officers arrived on the scene, the child was not initially visible due to debris on top of the pond. Officer Daniel Thompson and Sergeant Matthew Tycast observed air bubbles and a silhouette of a small person roughly twenty feet off the bank of the pond. A third officer on scene, Officer Chad Balausky, retrieved a throw rope for safety as the other officers entered the water to attempt rescue.

The child did not appear to be breathing and was carried to shore, where he was placed on the bank and Officer Thompson began CPR while Sergeant Tycast cleared the child’s airways. The officers continued lifesaving efforts until Sergeant Tycast observed the child was breathing and moved him to the recovery position to expel excess water from his system.

Responding officers continued to monitor the child’s breathing until the Painesville City Fire Department arrived and began treatment. The child was transported to Tri Pont Medical Center in Concord for medical treatment.

It is believed that the child exited the family member’s residence via a sliding rear door and entered the nearby park through a closed rear exit, known locally as “Snake Hill.”

The Painesville Police Department is proud of the responding officers for their courageous actions and lifesaving efforts. We sincerely hope the child has a full and speedy recovery.