Mom of Boy Trapped Underwater: It's a Miracle He's Alive

The mother of a 12-year-old boy who survived being stuck underwater at a resort pool for almost eight minutes said Monday in an exclusive interview on the “Today” show it’s a miracle her son is alive.”The people that helped him at the pool, at the hospital and I mean, most importantly, God, I don’t know that there’s any other explanation for after 8 minutes underwater for him to come out of that at and be alive,” Alyssa Pappas told NBC’S Blake McCoy. “It’s just a miracle I think.” Get Ready for ‘the Most Expensive Driving Season’ in Years The Michigan boy was on vacation with his family at the Avista Resort in North Myrtle Beach last month when his leg got stuck in an intake pipe in a lazy river pool after he and a friend lifted a grate covering the drain.Surveillance footage captured the frantic efforts to save him. A vacationing Pennsylvania corrections officer Shaun Skursky spent several minutes trying to alternately pull the boy to safety and giving him underwater breaths. Coyote Pounces Girl, 5, at NY Playground; Mom Tries to Fight Pappas’ told McCoy her son spent eight days on a ventilator — three of them in a medically induced coma. The boy is recovering at home in Michigan and has returned to school.“You know, you’re on vacation and you think you can take it easy and relax, but even with adults supervision, things can happen. And it happens very quickly,” Pappas added. Va. Man Who Tried Drowning Himself Sues Rescuers That Saved Him Photo Credit: Myrtle Beach Police/Today.com This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
Source: NBC San Diego