UPDATE: Two young girls found at bottom of Yarmouth motel pool… 9-year-old succumbs to her injuries…
YPD MOTEL DROWNING UPDATE:
Very sadly, we have learned that the 9 year old girl that was pulled out of the pool at the Bayside Resort in West Yarmouth on August 20th has passed on over the weekend at Children’s Hospital in Boston.
Her sister age 12 is alive and being cared for at Children’s Hospital.
As in all untimely deaths, this case now is being led by the Massachusetts State Police with the assistance of the Yarmouth Police Department. Any further information about the case will be referred to the Office of the Cape and Islands District Attorney.
This is extremely difficult for everyone involved. The men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department, all members of Yarmouth town government, and the citizens of Yarmouth offer our deepest and heartfelt condolences to the young girl and her family.
ORIGINAL YARMOUTH POLICE PRESS RELEASE:
Police and Fire Respond to Children Unresponsive in Motel Pool
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at approximately 7:30PM the Yarmouth Police and Fire Departments responded to a report of two young females who had been pulled from the bottom of an indoor pool at the Bayside Resort 225 Route 28 in West Yarmouth.
Yarmouth Police K9 Patrol Officer Marc Thibeault and Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Michael Zontini arrived within minutes and were able to provide CPR on each child.
Members of the Yarmouth and Dennis Fire Departments arrived and performed advanced life support on both children who are sisters from New York, one age 12 and the other age 9. Both children were then transported to Cape Cod Hospital which is located approximately 1 mile from the motel in Hyannis.
Both children have been treated and are being transported by MedFlight Helicopters to Children’s Hospital in Boston. Their condition at this point is serious and life threatening.
The Yarmouth Police Department is currently conducting a follow-up investigation with the assistance of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department and the Massachusetts State Police.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the children involved and their families were guests at the motel. The children were swimming in the indoor pool and were being supervised by an uncle. There were also other non-related children and adults in the pool and in the pool area.
The two victims were observed at the bottom of the 8 foot deep section and were pulled out of the water by motel guests and family members. Guests performed untrained CPR until Yarmouth Police and Fire arrived.
Pool water was clear and the pool was recently inspected by the Town of Yarmouth Health Department as part of the annual certification process. There was no lifeguard on duty at the time of the incident.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Additional information will follow sometime in the near future.
This media release and photo was prepared and distributed by Yarmouth Police
UPDATE 8/21/2014 9:45am: The Cape Cod Times reports that although both girls were stable as of 10PM last night, they were flown by helicopter to Boston Children’s Hospital… their injuries are reported as serious and life threatening…
8/20/2014
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