NewsJuly 26, 2005
Teen saves girl
LAKE OZARK, Mo. -- A quick-thinking high school student saved a 9-year-old from drowning after the girl's hair was caught in the jet of a whirlpool bath Sunday. Boyd Dunkenson, 18, of Brumley, Mo., used a pocket knife to cut Elly Scott free, and performed CPR on the girl, who had no pulse. She regained consciousness after the second round of CPR...
The Associated Press
LAKE OZARK, Mo. -- A quick-thinking high school student saved a 9-year-old from drowning after the girl's hair was caught in the jet of a whirlpool bath Sunday.
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Boyd Dunkenson, 18, of Brumley, Mo., used a pocket knife to cut Elly Scott free, and performed CPR on the girl, who had no pulse. She regained consciousness after the second round of CPR.
The girl was being treated at a hospital for water in her lungs.
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