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To: JLS

In water that cold, and a child that young, it’s actually quite likely that the boy will suffer no permanent ill effects. It’s called the mammalian dive reflex.


8 posted on 04/21/2008 5:33:53 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: glorgau

About 20 years ago a young boy fell into the icy waters of the Red River in Fargo, ND; he was there for 15-20 minutes survived and recovered nicely.


9 posted on 04/21/2008 5:47:17 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: glorgau

I did not know the name, but I did know there were examples particularly with young children surviving in similar accidents and coming back to normal. So even before I found the article I knew there could be a good result.


10 posted on 04/21/2008 6:14:23 PM PDT by JLS
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