Crime & Safety
Romeoville Girl Saved from Drowning by Braidwood Paramedics
The 3-year-old girl fell into a pool.
Braidwood, IL — A 3-year-old Romeoville girl will have her whole future ahead of her after she was saved from drowning by a few Braidwood heroes.
The Holloway family was visiting relatives in Braidwood July 2 when little Jaslyn Holloway fell into a pool, according to the Herald-News.
The child was pulled out and the girl’s mother performed CPR on her until Braidwood police officers arrived.
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First responders found a pulse on Jaslyn and got water from her lungs as they took her to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
“Right before we got to the hospital, she coughed up about two coffee mugs worth of water,” Braidwood Fire Department Lt. Chris Jude told the paper.
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The girl was then taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where she put on a ventilator.
She went home July 6 after the ventilator was removed July 4.
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