Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service

MEDIA ADVISORY
Steven E. Lohr, Fire Chief Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Beth Anne Nesselt, Public Information Office Phone: 240.876.0471 Media line: 240.777.2442 IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2013 @MCFirePIO

Lifeguards to be Honored TODAY with Everyday Hero Award For Saving Drowning Child Saturday, July 6, 2013 12:30 p.m. Little Falls Swim Club
5001 Little Falls Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20816. River Road to Greenway Drive into neighborhood and take first left on to Little Falls Drive.

As summer temperatures rise and area pools see increased traffic, swimmers in distress are not always easily identifiable. Lifeguard Abigail Baruch Fry and Pool Manager Colleen Hamm will be honored by officials from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service today for their quick, decisive and lifesaving actions on May 29th when a 12-year old guest at the swimming pool was rescued from the bottom of the pool. The lifeguards immediately initiated the rescue, revived the child with CPR and the child was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and has since been released. Lifeguard Abigail Fry is a rising junior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and Colleen Hamm is a pool manager with Bethesda Aquatics who is currently applying to medical schools when shes not saving lives. The 12-year old recently returned to the pool to receive swimming lessons, courtesy of his rescuers. Lifeguards from Bethesda Aquatics and Little Falls Swim Club receive extensive training to ensure theyre ready should duty call.

Please visit our website at www.mcfrs.org/mcsafe for important water safety tips. ###