4.22.2008

If you plan on falling into a lake, do it as soon as possible


The odds of survival seemed thin Friday for a 2-year-old boy who fell into the 42-degree waters of Lake Michigan and was submerged for at least 15 minutes before divers retrieved him and took him to a hospital.



Yet the child's young age and the frigidity of the water may have saved him from drowning, medical experts said.

[From Frigid water may have saved boy, experts say -- chicagotribune.com]


Ooops. Too late.



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