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Yahoo!An as-of-yet unidentified man died at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital early this week when his family decided to remove him from life support. The man suffered from undisclosed injuries after he was sunk to the bottom of a pool at a Westside apartment complex late around 3:53 a.m. on June 22. The deceased was attending a friends’ Solstice after-party, where he reportedly became extremely intoxicated. Revelers had attempted to send the man home in a taxi cab, but he returned and attempted to re-enter the party. The man eventually joined a second group of people who were skinny-dipping in the apartment complex’s pool. The nude swimmers lost track of the deceased, but found him ten minutes later at the bottom of the opposite end of the pool. After pulling the man from the pool, one of the swimmers began performing CPR until emergency response arrived. He was partially revived but remained unconscious. After being transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, the man’s family decided removed him from life support.
After the apartment complex’s management viewed security tapes of the events that took place at the pool, they served eviction notices to all residents who partook in those activities.
As of June 25, Santa Barara police have yet to give any information to the Independent about what exactly caused the man to become unconscious in the first place or what his name was.
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From residents of the apartment complex:
The man allegedly slipped and hit his head when climbing the fence into the pool. This combined with the alcohol probably proved to be fatal. The appartment complex has closed the pool indefinately for all residents which is angering many residents because they pay EXTRA rent to be able to use a pool. The real tragedy here might not just be the accident, but the fact that this kids life could have been saved:
What shocked and disturbed many residents is that some of the drunk party goers were giving the man CPR when the EMT's arrived. The people doing it had no idea what they were doing and the EMT's just stood by and watched. Bystanders were yelling at the Medics to help but they just waited for police to arrive because they said they couldn't jump the fence. I thought EMT's were supposed to save lives not just watch idiot kids trying to do their job for them. This is shameful and someone should notify their supervisors because people should not be dying before the very eyes of those supposed to and obligated by law, to render aid.
blackcell (anonymous profile)
June 26, 2008 at 6:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If this is true about the EMT's, then this will be the mother of all lawsuits. That having been said, once again we see yet another in an endless series of tragedies caused by alcohol consumption and foolishness. What is it with people that they just can't live without this crap?
billclausen (anonymous profile)
June 27, 2008 at 2:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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