BALTIMORE — The recent actions of a tactical flight officer patrolling Northeast Baltimore are being lauded as heroic after he helped to revive a man who drowned in the Walter P. Carter pool Saturday night.
Baltimore Police report Flight Officer Hoover and Officer Andre Smith were patrolling the area in the BPD aviation unit known as "Foxtrot" when the call for a water rescue came in around 8:41 p.m.
They observed the man in the water with others attempting to provide aide.
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Authorities say they landed the helicopter at the back of the school and recognizing the urgency of the situation Officer Smith immediately began CPR on the 25-year-old man.
He was taken to the hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.
The pool had been open later than usual due to the city's Code Red Extreme Heat Alert , but it had closed at 7 p.m. — more than an hour before the incident was reported.
Neighbors who spoke to WMAR-2 News said it's not unusual for people to "pool hop" at this location after hours, when there are no lifeguards on duty.
"Ain't nobody tell them to go get in the pool. They gon' go pool hopping knowing they can't swim and then he really drowned at 3 feet it really don't make sense. It really made me mad seeing the sight," witness15-year-old Dayday Raley said.
Mayor Brandon Scott posted on instagram reprimanding late-night pool hopping stating "[t]ell your children young and old deep water is not to be played with. Just swim in the pool when it's open they are free! Never swim when there is no lifeguard, especially if you can't swim."
He also extended gratitude to the officers.
Baltimore City Parks and Recreation announced the pool was closed the day following the incident.
The pool was recently upgraded, made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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