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A 19-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after he was found at the bottom of a pool at an apartment complex near the University of Central Florida. A maintenance worker at the Pegasus Landing apartment complex made a call to police and reported that a man was being pulled from the pool and was not breathing. According to a university spokesman, a UCF police officer was nearby when the call came in and was able to arrive at the scene within a minute of the call. The university police officer performed CPR until other rescue personnel arrived. Paramedics rushed the 19-year-old Valenica Community College student to an area hospital where he was placed on advanced life support. Grant Heston, a spokesman for the university, said he did not know of the young man’s present condition, but he did have a pulse when he was taken from the apartment complex. If you would like to read more on this story, please see 19-year-old experiences near-drowning incident in UCF-area apartment complex.
Regardless of one’s age, safety precautions should always be taken when engaging in water-related activities. People should not swim if they are feeling fatigued or have consumed alcohol. Fatigue and alcohol consumption reduces one’s ability to swim and can make one tire more easily than normal.