Latest Issue: June 23, 2022
Child nearly drowns in James River near Galena
911 dispatcher gave CPR instructions to someone on scene as multiple agencies including Cox Air Care made their way to the near drowning victim.
Shana Harter
Efforts by multiple first responder agencies and the patient’s group saved the life of a young near-drowning victim in James River Monday afternoon.
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the girl, a two-year-old from Spokane, went into the water while playing on a gravel bar in James River just north of Galena on Monday, June 20, 2022. According to witnesses, the girl had been underwater for nearly two minutes.
A 911 dispatcher gave someone CPR instructions to help revive the child.
North Stone North East Barry County Fire Protection District said agencies were aided by the Cox Air Care helicopter. “Due to this being an area with extremely limited access by land on eaither side of the water, Cox Air Care was able to circle overhead, locate the patient family, and make much faster patient contact than the remainder of the ground crews.”
The child was taken by private vehicle to a Springfield hospital. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the girl was not wearing a life jacket.
Cox Air Care, Cox EMS, the Stone County Sheriff’s Department, Stone County 911, and the child’s group worked to revive and rescue the girl. The NSNEBCFPD would like to remind everyone that in such an event, others on the water should stop ashore and stay as far away from the aircraft as possible for safety reasons.
Efforts by multiple first responder agencies and the patient’s group saved the life of a young near-drowning victim in James River Monday afternoon.
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the girl, a two-year-old from Spokane, went into the water while playing on a gravel bar in James River just north of Galena on Monday, June 20, 2022. According to witnesses, the girl had been underwater for nearly two minutes.
A 911 dispatcher gave someone CPR instructions to help revive the child.
North Stone North East Barry County Fire Protection District said agencies were aided by the Cox Air Care helicopter. “Due to this being an area with extremely limited access by land on eaither side of the water, Cox Air Care was able to circle overhead, locate the patient family, and make much faster patient contact than the remainder of the ground crews.”
The child was taken by private vehicle to a Springfield hospital. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the girl was not wearing a life jacket.
Cox Air Care, Cox EMS, the Stone County Sheriff’s Department, Stone County 911, and the child’s group worked to revive and rescue the girl. The NSNEBCFPD would like to remind everyone that in such an event, others on the water should stop ashore and stay as far away from the aircraft as possible for safety reasons.