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Two Boys Hospitalized After Separate Near-Drowning Incidents

By Harry B. Scheeler Jr.

NORTH WILDWOOD — Two young boys were hospitalized after separate near-drowning incidents in North Wildwood Saturday evening.
The first incident occurred at the Chateu Bleu Motel at 911 Surf Avenue around 6:30 p.m.
A group of students from Cinnaminson High School were at the pool celebrating Senor Week when Mike Gallow, 18, heard a woman scream. Gallow said when he looked up he saw a young boy at the bottom of the motel’s swimming pool.
According to students, the mother jumped in and rescued the boy then handed him off to bystanders who started to give the boy mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
After a few minutes, the boy started spitting up water and regained consciousness, they said.
The 5-year-old boy is being treated at Cape Regional Medical Center, police said.
Less than an hour later, another near-drowning incident was reported. That incident was at a pool at a private residence in the 2500 block of Central Avenue.
Police said, a 4-year-old boy was pulled from the pool by a family member who was a certified Emergency Medical Technician and given CPR. Within a few minutes the youth coughed up water and was breathing.
The Wildwood Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the youth to Cape Regional.

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