A 6-year-old boy nearly drowned at a soccer camp in Washington, D.C., while a lifeguard was on lunch break.
According to a police report obtained by the local NBC affiliate, counselors saw Adonis Jackson lying at the bottom of a pool Monday at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) campus.
A counselor jumped in and tried to rescue the boy but couldn't lift him out of the water. The counselor then told the head coach who went into the pool.
The coach immediately began administering CPR until D.C. Fire and EMS arrived.
Adonis was unresponsive but breathing when officers arrived, and breathing on his own when taken to the hospital, where the child's mother was waiting.
“Adonis had been underwater, by all reports, for more than two minutes, and unfortunately, when they arrived, there was the belief that he wasn't going to make it,” said the family’s attorney, Dominique Calhoun. “I'm happy to say that Adonis is currently in stable condition. However, his road to recovery is long at this point.”
Adonis has been intubated and sedated and is being monitored.
“There are so many things that happen when your brain is deprived of oxygen that could cause a number of complications," Calhoun said.
The lifeguard on duty was on his lunch break when the incident happened. Around 30 children were in the water while the lifeguard was away.
UDC said Adonis was injured at a camp that uses its athletic complex.
"We were deeply saddened to learn that a participant in the Nike Soccer Summer Camp, which utilizes the UDC athletic complex, was injured yesterday. Emergency responders from UDC Police and DC FEMS were contacted, and the participant was transported to the hospital for treatment. Our thoughts are with him and his family, and we wish him a full and speedy recovery."
The Nike Soccer Summer Camp at UDC is open to kids aged 5 to 16, according to the website.
"Coaches and staff actively participate in all activities and monitor campers during training sessions, breaks, and downtime," the website says.
