DROWNING OF TWO YEAR OLD CHILD
News Release from Clark Co. Sheriff's Office
Posted on FlashAlert: August 12th, 2014 1:59 PM
UPDATE: 0/12/2014 14:00hrs. Detectives with MCU learned this afternoon that the two year old drowning victim has died. The Multnomah county medical examiner will have jurisdiction for determination of cause and manner of the death.
UPDATE: 08/12/2014 - The child from yesterday's near drowning incident is currently on life support at Randall Children's hospital in Portland. Here is a photo of life flight taking off from the top of the dike at Saddle Dam with the 2 YO patient on board. We are not releasing the child's name. Detectives have said that their preliminary investigation has determined that this is an accidental near drowning incident. The child was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) lifejacket.
On August 11th at 14:54 hours 911 received a call from from a subject indicating that there was a missing two year old male near the Siouxon Bridge in Norther Clark County. The caller indicated that they were concerned that the missing might be in the water. This area is on Yale lake and is only accessible by boat.
Both Clark and Cowlitz Counties started rescue resources to the scene. About 15 minutes later 911 received a follow up call that indicated the child had been located in the water and was not breathing. There happened to be a pediatric nurse on scene who attempted CPR on the child. Those efforts were not successful. The child was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office will be investigating to determine just how this tragedy occurred.
UPDATE: 08/12/2014 - The child from yesterday's near drowning incident is currently on life support at Randall Children's hospital in Portland. Here is a photo of life flight taking off from the top of the dike at Saddle Dam with the 2 YO patient on board. We are not releasing the child's name. Detectives have said that their preliminary investigation has determined that this is an accidental near drowning incident. The child was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) lifejacket.
On August 11th at 14:54 hours 911 received a call from from a subject indicating that there was a missing two year old male near the Siouxon Bridge in Norther Clark County. The caller indicated that they were concerned that the missing might be in the water. This area is on Yale lake and is only accessible by boat.
Both Clark and Cowlitz Counties started rescue resources to the scene. About 15 minutes later 911 received a follow up call that indicated the child had been located in the water and was not breathing. There happened to be a pediatric nurse on scene who attempted CPR on the child. Those efforts were not successful. The child was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office will be investigating to determine just how this tragedy occurred.
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