Man who doesn't know how to swim rescues boy in hotel pool

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AP Fairfield (US)
Last Updated : Mar 04 2017 | 1:07 AM IST
Police say a Pennsylvania man who doesn't know how to swim jumped in a rescued a boy from drowning in a New Jersey hotel's pool.
Fairfield police say a Paterson woman and a male companion were in the pool at the La Quinta Inn yesterday with her five children, who range in ages from one to nine. Police say none knew how to swim, and the 9-year-old went under water.
The companion ran to the front desk for help. Police say 37-year-old Randolph Tajada-Perez of Hazelton, Pennsylvania, was checking in. Tajada-Perez, who doesn't know how to swim, jumped into the pool and after several attempts reached the child.
The boy is in stable condition.
Police are calling Tajada-Perez a "hero guest.

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First Published: Mar 04 2017 | 1:07 AM IST

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