Boy hailed as hero in drowning rescues

I subscribe to a number of Google News alerts related to swimming pools. It almost always results in a string on depressing news. Decades after private swimming pools began appearing in the backyards of suburban homes, people still do not seem to take pool safety seriously. From ABC News in San Jose CA:

Firefighters in San Jose honored an 8-and-a-half year old boy that helped save a drowning little girl in a swimming pool. Wednesday's celebration serves as an important reminder about pool safety. Ishaan is being praised for his actions at a pool in the apartment complex where he lives. A small girl was riding on her grandfather's shoulders in the shallow end. Something happened; the girl and her grandfather fell into the pool and began drowning. The San Jose fire department thanked Ishaan Singh for rescuing a 3-year-old friend who was drowning by presenting him with a plaque and a ride in a fire engine.

Ishaan Singh's family provided him with the proper skills and training to recognize that something had gone wrong.

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