Dispatcher helped adults try to save 4-year-old boy who drowned in Brookline pool
“At this time this case appears to be an unfortunate accident, however it remains under investigation and we will let you know if that changes.”
Adults at the scene tried to save the life of a 4-year-old boy who drowned in a pool at a Brookline home on Monday, officials said. “One of the parents pulled the child out of the pool,” said Brookline Police Deputy Superintendent Jennifer Paster. They then began performing CPR by following the directions of the emergency dispatcher, she said.
Police, firefighters, and paramedics were dispatched to the home on Prescott Street at approximately 4:40 p.m. and emergency personnel continued lifesaving efforts when they arrived at the scene. The child was taken to Boston Children’s Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, police said. Authorities have not identified the child or the family.
Sheldon Glashow, a professor who lives on Prescott Street, described the incident as “tragic” and extended sympathy to his neighbors. “We know the family but don’t know them well,” he said in a phone interview. “I don’t know what happened. I just saw the distraught mother run into the ambulance.”
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