Hero Father & Son: Maddox called his dad, Tom, who jumped a fence and pulled Xavier out of the pool. Tom conducted CPR for nearly 3 minutes until Xavier started breathing again.
LAWRENCE, Kansas -- A family is grateful after a heart-stopping near-drowning in a Kansas pool was averted.
Recently released surveillance video shows 4-year-old Xavier Rigney, who is autistic and also non-verbal, jumping into a pool in a Lawrence apartment complex on May 18."Xavier was under the water for 3 minutes and 22 seconds," Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Battalion Chief Rob Fleeup said."My friends were yelling at me to go get help and I just went like 'oh no' and ran," Maddox said.
Xavier's mother, Alexis, met the father and son heroes for the first time since the incident during a press conference last Thursday. Alexis says she was caring for her 4-month-old who was crying when she noticed Xavier was missing from their apartment.Alexis says she noticed paramedics at the complex and followed them. That's when she saw Xavier.She says she didn't know what would have happened to her son if Maddox wasn't out there at that time.The NDPA recommends parents know CPR, have a fence around the pool and make sure kids know how to swim.
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