Woman saves friend from pool


Posted: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:40 AM - 6,108 Readers

By: Shane Allen


A woman on Waterbank Cove told Austin police she pulled her friend out of a swimming pool Wednesday morning after she found him there not breathing.

The woman called 911 around 2:40am right after she says she pulled her friend from the pool. Austin Fire and EMS officials responded to the scene and performed CPR on the 48-year-old man. Paramedics say they were able to get him breathing and he had a pulse before they transported him to a local hospital.

His current condition is unknown.

No names have been released.




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