Near-drowning at Wagon Wheel Park; young man in critical condition
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By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer
After a quiet week during the Buckeroo and the Fourth of July, a teenager nearly drowned in the Molalla River on Thursday evening, at Wagon Wheel Park.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office reported that Jose Arguello-Delgado 17-year-old from Canby, was swimming in the river at about 7 p.m. when he became tired and went under the water.
Molalla firefighter Denise Everhart said the young man was under water for about a minute when bystanders came to the rescue. She estimated that the river was less than six feet deep at the point where he went in.
Most of the witnesses told authorities they did not see the Arguello-Delgado enter the water. But upon seeing him go under, they quickly came to his aid.
“Bystanders pulled him out and performed really good CPR on him,” Everhart said.
Dispatchers walked the rescuers through the CPR process over the telephone, while they waited for paramedics to arrive.
Upon arriving, emergency crews called in LifeFlight and the teenager was flown to Legacy Emmanuel Hospital.
Everhart said Arguello-Delgado appeared likely to make a recovery, thanks in large part to the quick action of the bystanders.
“He was conscious and his vital signs were stable by the time LifeFlight arrived,” she said. “This is exactly why I always tell people to take a CPR class.”
On Friday afternoon, however, the youth was still listed in critical condition at Legacy Emmanuel.
Molalla Pioneer
After a quiet week during the Buckeroo and the Fourth of July, a teenager nearly drowned in the Molalla River on Thursday evening, at Wagon Wheel Park.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office reported that Jose Arguello-Delgado 17-year-old from Canby, was swimming in the river at about 7 p.m. when he became tired and went under the water.
Molalla firefighter Denise Everhart said the young man was under water for about a minute when bystanders came to the rescue. She estimated that the river was less than six feet deep at the point where he went in.
Most of the witnesses told authorities they did not see the Arguello-Delgado enter the water. But upon seeing him go under, they quickly came to his aid.
“Bystanders pulled him out and performed really good CPR on him,” Everhart said.
Dispatchers walked the rescuers through the CPR process over the telephone, while they waited for paramedics to arrive.
Upon arriving, emergency crews called in LifeFlight and the teenager was flown to Legacy Emmanuel Hospital.
Everhart said Arguello-Delgado appeared likely to make a recovery, thanks in large part to the quick action of the bystanders.
“He was conscious and his vital signs were stable by the time LifeFlight arrived,” she said. “This is exactly why I always tell people to take a CPR class.”
On Friday afternoon, however, the youth was still listed in critical condition at Legacy Emmanuel.
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