\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Cape Coral man is being credited with saving the life of a 2-year-old boy who nearly drowned after falling into a backyard swimming pool last November.Doug Brown said he remembers the day clearly. On Nov. 14, while making lunch at his home, Brown heard screaming coming from behind his house. He ran toward the sound and entered a nearby home, where he found a toddler who had fallen into a pool and was not breathing.A 911 call from the scene captured the panic of the moment, as a caller told dispatchers the child had fallen into the pool and initially was not breathing.Brown said the child\u2019s mother was holding him when he arrived.\u201cI walked in, and she was holding her child, and I was like, \u2018Let me have him,\u2019\u201d Brown said. \u201cThen I just started basic lifesaving and getting the water out.\u201dBrown said the child began breathing again \u2014 a moment he described as a miracle. He credited previous training for preparing him to act quickly and calmly.He stayed with the family until first responders arrived, then stepped outside to meet them and returned the child to their care.\u201cI walked outside to meet the first responders,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThey were in the door, they took over, and then I walked back.\u201dAfterward, Brown said he simply returned home to finish making his lunch.Last week, the Cape Coral Fire Department recognized Brown for his actions. Jason Orellana, a community risk reduction specialist with the department, said Brown\u2019s response made a life-saving difference.\u201cIt was extremely heartwarming that he was able to save a child\u2019s life,\u201d Orellana said, \u201cespecially someone who was visiting our community.\u201dBrown said the recognition was flattering but overwhelming. He added that being prepared can make all the difference in emergencies.\u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it without training,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAnd without the help of the Lord guiding me.\u201dBrown said he may never see the child or the family again, but he is grateful he was able to help save the toddler\u2019s life.CCFD offers free Family and Friends CPR classes and water safety presentations to help keep families safe.For more information or to schedule a class, please visit the fire department’s website here.DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tCAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
A Cape Coral man is being credited with saving the life of a 2-year-old boy who nearly drowned after falling into a backyard swimming pool last November.<\/p>\n
Doug Brown said he remembers the day clearly. On Nov. 14, while making lunch at his home, Brown heard screaming coming from behind his house. He ran toward the sound and entered a nearby home, where he found a toddler who had fallen into a pool and was not breathing.<\/p>\n
A 911 call from the scene captured the panic of the moment, as a caller told dispatchers the child had fallen into the pool and initially was not breathing.<\/p>\n
Brown said the child\u2019s mother was holding him when he arrived.<\/p>\n
\u201cI walked in, and she was holding her child, and I was like, \u2018Let me have him,\u2019\u201d Brown said. \u201cThen I just started basic lifesaving and getting the water out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brown said the child began breathing again \u2014 a moment he described as a miracle. He credited previous training for preparing him to act quickly and calmly.<\/p>\n
He stayed with the family until first responders arrived, then stepped outside to meet them and returned the child to their care.<\/p>\n
\u201cI walked outside to meet the first responders,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThey were in the door, they took over, and then I walked back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Afterward, Brown said he simply returned home to finish making his lunch.<\/p>\n
Last week, the Cape Coral Fire Department recognized<\/a> Brown for his actions. Jason Orellana, a community risk reduction specialist with the department, said Brown\u2019s response made a life-saving difference.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was extremely heartwarming that he was able to save a child\u2019s life,\u201d Orellana said, \u201cespecially someone who was visiting our community.\u201d<\/p>\n Brown said the recognition was flattering but overwhelming. He added that being prepared can make all the difference in emergencies.<\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it without training,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAnd without the help of the Lord guiding me.\u201d<\/p>\n Brown said he may never see the child or the family again, but he is grateful he was able to help save the toddler\u2019s life.<\/p>\n CCFD offers free Family and Friends CPR classes and water safety presentations to help keep families safe.<\/p>\n For more information or to schedule a class, please visit the fire department’s website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app<\/a>\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app<\/a> to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Cape Coral man is being credited with saving the life of a 2-year-old boy who nearly drowned…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129905,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210,2353,11853,64051,104,1089,1179,320,64052,213,1210,64053,60226,29692,22710,221],"class_list":{"0":"post-129904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news","11":"tag-child","12":"tag-department","13":"tag-doug-brown","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-family","16":"tag-gulf-coast-news-app","17":"tag-home","18":"tag-jason-orellana","19":"tag-late-news","20":"tag-life","21":"tag-life-saving-difference","22":"tag-lunch","23":"tag-moment","24":"tag-toddler","25":"tag-weather"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}