A group of swimmers are thankfully recovering after sustaining injuries from electric shocks while swimming in a pool in Indiana. The group included two adults and three children who were swimming at a home in Logansport, on Sunday, August 25, 2024.
According to the Logansport Police Department, two of the five people were unresponsive when law enforcement arrived at the scene. Fortunately, only one of the children is still in the hospital. Everyone is expected to recover, according to law enforcement. No criminal activity is suspected.
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Travis Yike, Logansport PD chief of police, described how the incident took place. "According to the report, they felt a vibration in the water, and the dad yelled to shut the sump pump off," he said, per CBS4 News. "It’s an unfortunate accident but fortunately everyone is doing okay."
According to authorities, a pump wire by the pool's ladder was pinched, causing it to become exposed when its protective cover broke. The wire then touched the water and electrocuted the group, which was made up of two parents, their two kids, and a friend of one of their kids.
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Yike noted that the quick action of a 16-year-old boy, who was also injured, saved the entire group. "I do want to give accolades to that young man that was in the pool when this happened,” he said. "And [he] was also injured but took it upon himself once the power was shut off to jump out and recognize what was going on and save his dad and his sister and his sister’s friend's lives. If it wasn’t for the heroic acts of a 16-year-old juvenile that was involved in this, it may have turned out a lot different."
