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Subscribe to RSSEAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- A student died Wednesday after being found at the bottom of the pool during a physical education class at the East Hartford High School pool, sources told NBC Connecticut.
Emergency crews responded to the school for a report of possible drowning on Wednesday afternoon and the victim, a male student, was transported to Connecticut Children's Medical Center.
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The source said students saw the student at the bottom of the pool, the teacher jumped in and performed CPR.
Principal Matthew Ryan sent a letter home to parents saying a student had an accident at the school.
"The student was given assistance at the school and transported to the hospital. EHHS personnel responded and followed trained safety procedures," Ryan wrote. "The East Hartford Police Department and Emergency personnel were contacted and responded."
The student's name and age have not been released, nor has the cause of death.
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Sorry kid.. i wonder if there was a teacher watching the pool at the time and if the child was in the pool with other children. Im glad the teacher new cpr. Im just sorry it didnt help the poor boy. I also wonder how long the child was in the pool?
So if they had not found him he would not have died?
http://www.wfsb.com/story/16497556/crews-respond-to-reports-of-possible-drowning-at-east-hartford-hs
Not much but a bit more information is here. The boy was 15 years old and died on the way to the hospital in the ambulance.
Sad.
That pool area was always unsupervised although supervision was a repeated request I always made when my kids were there. Thank God my kids are alive. RIP young man!
There was never any supervision at that pool although I made the request that there should be often and suffered because I did but at least my kids are alive. RIP young man, god bless the family!