Nurse Saves Life at Raccoon Lake

A 10-year-old girl is alive today due to the quick actions of family and others after she nearly drowned yesterday at Raccoon State Recreation Area’s swimming beach.

At approximately 1:30 p.m., a beach guest was watching his granddaughter play in the water when he noticed she had gone underwater and not resurfaced. After searching for 2 to 3 minutes he located her and took her to shore. The child had pale blue skin, was unresponsive, not breathing, and did not have a pulse.

Indiana Conservation Officers were nearby, conducting river rescue training on the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) property and arrived within minutes of receiving a call from DNR Law Enforcement Dispatch.

For the full article, see the June 18 edition of the Parke County Sentinel.