Lifeguards
and first responders were hailed as heroes on Tuesday after saving a 4-year-old
from drowning at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Park pool earlier this month.
On
Aug. 13, Vincent Zhang was swimming in the pool with his friends when he went
under water and didn't come back up. Lifeguards saw what happened, pulled him
out of the pool and saw he wasn't breathing.
They
performed CPR and eventually Vincent coughed up water. The boy went to
Huntington Hospital and was released that night.
"[Vincent] is here alive and well because of the actions of our heroes, our lifeguards and our emergency responders,” says Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino.
He and
his parents came back to the pool Tuesday to thank those responsible for
saving his life.
His
mother Angela Wang says her family is “so lucky” and thanked the “great
lifeguards.” She says Vincent is looking forward to getting back into the
water.