Juvenile rescued from Roosevelt Park Pool taken to hospital in critical condition

BPD: Juvenile went into deep end of closed pool, didn't surface

BPD: Juvenile went into deep end of closed pool, didn't surface

IT WENT FROM SPLASHING TO QUIET. AND THEN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW IS I HEARD THE SIRENS. MIKE QUINLAN LIVES JUST A STONE’S THROW AWAY FROM THE ROOSEVELT PARK POOL AT THE 1300 BLOCK OF WEST 36TH STREET IN HAMDEN. HE SAYS HE HEARD AND SAW THE MOMENTS WHEN A TEEN NEARLY DROWNED THERE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 1230. POLICE SAY THAT A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE SNUCK INTO THE POOL, WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. THEY SAID A 16 YEAR OLD WENT UNDER IN THE DEEP END AND DID NOT COME BACK UP WHEN EMERGENCY CREWS ARRIVED. THEY SAID THE TEENAGER WAS IN THE EIGHT FOOT SECTION OF THE POOL FACE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. THEY PULLED HIM OUT, GAVE HIM CPR, THEN TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. WHEN I SAW HIM, IT DIDN’T LOOK VERY GOOD. MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT NOW SAYING THE WHOLE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. WE WANT EVERYBODY IN BALTIMORE TO ENJOY OUR POOLS. THAT’S WHY THEY’RE FREE. BUT YOU HAVE TO DO THAT WHEN THE POOLS ARE OPEN, WHEN THERE IS A LIFEGUARD ON DUTY, BECAUSE SWIMMING IN A UNSAFE WAY CAN COST YOU YOUR LIFE. TRESPASSING AT CITY POOLS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST. IN FACT, IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, A 15 YEAR OLD ALMOST DROWNED WHILE TRYING TO SWIM AT THAT VERY SAME POOL. AFTER HOURS. PLEASE DON’T JUMP THE POOL FENCE. THERE’S A REASON THAT THIS POOL IS SECURE. THE MAYOR SAYS IT TAKES ALL OF US TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE SAFETY MEASURE THAT WE CAN DO. BUT THIS IS ALSO ABOUT COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND SELF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY OUR TEENAGERS, WHO WE KNOW CAN MAKE BETTER DECISIONS. AND OFFICIALS TOLD ME THAT THEY DO ACTUALLY KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WITH THAT 16 YEAR OLD AT THE TIME THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. AT LAST CHECK, WE’RE TOLD THAT THEY WERE GETTING IN CONTACT WITH THEIR PARENTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE INTERVIEWED BY POLICE. REPORTING LIVE HERE

Juvenile rescued from Roosevelt Park Pool taken to hospital in critical condition

BPD: Juvenile went into deep end of closed pool, didn't surface

A juvenile rescued from a Baltimore pool Wednesday afternoon was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.Baltimore Deputy Police Commissioner Rich Worley said officers and fire/rescue crews were called around 12:30 p.m. to the Roosevelt Park Pool for a water rescue.Worley said several young people made their way into the secured, closed pool and one went under the water in the deep end and didn't surface.Worley and Acting Fire Chief Dante Stewart said crews performed CPR on the juvenile, who was then taken to a hospital.Police homicide detectives are investigating because of the juvenile's condition, Worley said.Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said people are welcome to swim at city pools, but not without a lifeguard present. "We want everybody in Baltimore to enjoy our pools. That's why they're free. But you have to do that when the pools are open, when there is a lifeguard on duty, because swimming in an unsafe way can cost you your life," Scott said.Reginald Moore, director of the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, is asking the public not to jump the pool fence. City pools will be open next week, seven days a week after schools close."Think twice. Do not jump the fence. Avoid going in our pool during non-operating hours," Moore said.Mike Quindlen lives nearby and heard commotion at the pool."It went from splashing to quiet, and the next thing you know, I heard the sirens," he said. "When I saw him, it didn't look very good."Trespassing at city pools has been an issue in the past. In July 2022, a 15-year-old almost drowned while trying to swim at that very same pool after hours.Scott said it takes all of us to help make sure young people are making the right decisions."We are going to continue to look at every single safety measure that we can, but this is also about community responsibility, self-responsibility for our young people, especially our teenagers who we know can make better decisions," Scott said.City officials said they do know the other people who were there with the 16-year-old at the pool. They are reaching out to their parents so they can be interviewed by police.

BALTIMORE —

A juvenile rescued from a Baltimore pool Wednesday afternoon was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.

Baltimore Deputy Police Commissioner Rich Worley said officers and fire/rescue crews were called around 12:30 p.m. to the Roosevelt Park Pool for a water rescue.

Worley said several young people made their way into the secured, closed pool and one went under the water in the deep end and didn't surface.

Worley and Acting Fire Chief Dante Stewart said crews performed CPR on the juvenile, who was then taken to a hospital.

Police homicide detectives are investigating because of the juvenile's condition, Worley said.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said people are welcome to swim at city pools, but not without a lifeguard present.

"We want everybody in Baltimore to enjoy our pools. That's why they're free. But you have to do that when the pools are open, when there is a lifeguard on duty, because swimming in an unsafe way can cost you your life," Scott said.

Reginald Moore, director of the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, is asking the public not to jump the pool fence. City pools will be open next week, seven days a week after schools close.

"Think twice. Do not jump the fence. Avoid going in our pool during non-operating hours," Moore said.

Mike Quindlen lives nearby and heard commotion at the pool.

"It went from splashing to quiet, and the next thing you know, I heard the sirens," he said. "When I saw him, it didn't look very good."

Trespassing at city pools has been an issue in the past. In July 2022, a 15-year-old almost drowned while trying to swim at that very same pool after hours.

Scott said it takes all of us to help make sure young people are making the right decisions.

"We are going to continue to look at every single safety measure that we can, but this is also about community responsibility, self-responsibility for our young people, especially our teenagers who we know can make better decisions," Scott said.

City officials said they do know the other people who were there with the 16-year-old at the pool. They are reaching out to their parents so they can be interviewed by police.

Juvenile rescued from Roosevelt Park Pool taken to hospital in critical condition

BPD: Juvenile went into deep end of closed pool, didn't surface

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