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Two teenage boys came close to drowning during the Easter holiday in an Arlington Lake of Jacksonville, Florida. The boys were rescued by friends and neighbors and subsequently taken to nearby hospitals by firefighters. Although the names and identities of either teen were not released, the boys are believed to be in between 15- or 16-years-old. One of the teen’s younger brother said his older brother, who lived beside the lake, went swimming with a visiting friend. The older brother became tired and began to sink. The visiting teen went after his friend and eventually became fatigued after trying to save him, slipping underneath the water. Another boy was able to haul the visiting friend to a floating dock at the center of the lake. The other teen was not found until a searcher stumbled into him. Bill Moore lifted the teen’s motionless body and brought him to a dock about 40 yards away. A woman performed CPR on the teen until paramedics arrived. Moore said a police officer told him the teen began breathing on his own after being taken from the area. The conditions of both teens are unknown. For more read Two teenage boys nearly drown in Arlington Lake of Jacksonville, Florida.
Although these boys were familiar with the area and had been swimming in the lake in the past, their experience did not keep them from harm’s way. A critical factor in teen drownings in fatigue. Never go swimming if you are feeling tired or otherwise exhausted.