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Posted by Eddie510- (Member # 2354) on :
 
The boy was unconscious when park lifeguards pulled him from a two-foot-deep section of the Great Barrier Reef, according to Bill Lentz, Great America's general manager. The 355,000-gallon attraction, which opened over Memorial Day, simulates the sensation of ocean waves.

Lentz said the park provides life vests and inner tubes for visitors to use in the wave pool, which does not have age or size restrictions. He said he did not know whether the boy knew how to swim or whether he was being supervised at the time he drowned.

"Our thoughts and prayers are going out to the family in this unfortunate situation," Lentz said.

The lifeguards and Great America emergency workers administered CPR on the child until Santa Clara County paramedics arrived, he said.

The boy was taken by ambulance to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara, where he was pronounced dead after additional attempts to resuscitate him failed, said Dave Parker, a spokesman for the Santa Clara County Fire Department.

The wave pool and several adjacent sections of Great America's 13-acre Boomerang Bay water park were cleared and closed so Santa Clara police and park security officers could investigate, Lentz said.

The last reported fatality at Great America happened eight years ago when a 12-year-old boy fell from the Drop Zone Stunt Tower.

Cedar Fair LP acquired Paramount Parks from CBS Corp. for $1.24 billion last summer.

Ive been wanting to take my son to this same thing, i will still do it. looks like fun, you HAVE TO watch them 100%, sometimes i see them letting them go in there bythemselve, i dont care low the water is. when theres water watch um!
 

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Posted by Eddie510- (Member # 2354) on :
 
only 4 yeard old r.i.p
 

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Posted by 2fstfru (Member # 453) on :
 
I agree with you 100%!

RIP!!
 

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Posted by STREETFIGHTER50 (Member # 2973) on :
 
damn that breaks my heart to read this. my son is four also. everyone's out there havin fun & the worst happens! i took my son to waterworld last year in that wave pool & u definately have to watch them closely! that shit can overwhelm u depending where ur at!
 

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Posted by pharaoh (Member # 6355) on :
 
that sucks.... RIP
 

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Posted by happygmore (Member # 7159) on :
 
i hate to see young kids die like that, keep your eyes out for your little ones, we all know how fast they can get into dangerous situations
 

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Posted by Eddie510- (Member # 2354) on :
 
wow, tell me why i went to go get my hair cut just right now at (georges barber shop) in newark and they tell me they use too go there and know the fam bam rip little one
 

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Posted by cdog301 (Member # 5136) on :
 
My daughter just turned 4 in May and when we go to the pool either my wife or me are right with her hang the parents they were irresponsible, and neglegent! trajic!
 

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Posted by solbrothers (Member # 7524) on :
 

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Originally posted by pharaoh:
that sucks.... RIP

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