Rotkreuz, 27.06.2019

Five-year-old boy flown to specialist clinic after being found motionless in open-air pool

A five-year-old boy was flown to a specialist clinic by helicopter yesterday afternoon after he was found motionless in an open-air swimming pool in the municipality.

 

It was two young girls who came across the boy in the pool reserved for experienced swimmers at around 2.45pm.They immediately tried to haul the boy out of the water but were not able to and called their mothers who managed to do so and then resuscitate him. Fortunately, the boy then regained consciousness and was looked after by the pool superintendent until the emergency services arrived. It was subsequently decided to summon the services of an air ambulance to fly the boy to a specialist clinic beyond the cantonal border.

 

The precise circumstances of what happened are still being investigated.