Police Release Names of Drowning Victim, Rescuers

Authorities have released the name of a boy who drowned Friday and the names of the Prince George’s County Police officers who jumped into a frigid retention pond in an effort to rescue the 7-year-old.

WJLA TV reports the boy and his sister were playing near the edge of the pond in the 1500 block of Southview Drive when the boy fell into the water. The girl ran to get her mother, and the nearby patrol officers were flagged down about 5:30 p.m. Friday.

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The officers pulled Zae’ Quan Antonio White of Southeast Washington, D.C., from the icy water, which had a thin layer of ice on it, and performed CPR until an ambulance arrived. The seven-year-old was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police say. Two officers were also taken to the hospital as a precaution.

The three officers who helped pull the victim from the water are Police Officer Dale Sollars, Police Officer First Class Brendan Taylor and Police Officer Melvin Fulton.

Temperatures were in the 20s at the time of the accident, WJLA says.

»Screenshot from drowning scene; screenshot from WJLA TV

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