At 4 p.m. Friday afternoon a patron in her 40s was at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Hartford with her family when she experienced a medical emergency in 3 feet of water.
During a one-on-one interview with http://www.washingtoncountyinsider.com Hartford City Administrator Steve Volkert said the woman was by herself in the pool.
Volker said, “CPR was immediately initiated by staff at the pool and staff was assisted by an emergency room doctor who happened to be on the premises. Hartford police and EMS responded within minutes.”
An off-duty Sheriff’s Deputy also assisted with an AED which was on site.
Volker said “the woman was taken to Aurora Hospital in Hartford and was pronounced dead.”
The name of the woman is being withheld at this time. The woman was not a resident of Hartford.
“The medical emergency is something that could have happened at any location,” said Volkert. “She was somewhat fortunate there were people trained in CPR that were as close as they were. Not only the trained staff but also people who were at the pool. Unfortunately they were not able to reverse the situation.”
Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center was closed following the incident around 4:15 p.m.
Hartford’s pool opened July 11. This is the second emergency situation in the last month and a half.
On July 25 a 2-year-old boy was pulled from the water and resuscitated.
His life was saved by parents and lifeguards.
Photo courtesy ci.hartford.wi.com