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Man drowns and lifeguard in critical after 'breath holding' exercises at NY pool
Daily Mail ^ | 7/14/11 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 07/14/2011 6:24:44 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

A man died and a lifeguard was left in critical condition after they passed out doing underwater breath-holding exercises in a crowded swimming pool.

Horrified families looked on as Bohdan Vitenko and Jonathan Proce, both 21, were found face down in 3ft of water at the Lyons Pool in Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York.

They were practicing techniques similar to those used in military training.

Both men were taken to Richmond University Medical Center after they were rescued from the crowded pool at 8.25am.

Officials confirmed Vitenko died at 9.45am while Proce, who works as a lifeguard for a pool in another borough, was still in a critical condition. Proce's uncle Jerrier Atassi told the New York Daily News: 'We're very surprised about what happened because Jonathan is a very accomplished swimmer.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: drown; newyork; proce; vitenko
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To: rokkitapps

The Legacy (1978)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079450/plotsummary


21 posted on 07/14/2011 8:14:05 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: SJSAMPLE

I saw that movie when I was about 10 (1980) and it was scary as heck.

You are referring to the pool scene eh?


22 posted on 07/14/2011 8:48:10 AM PDT by rokkitapps ( Hearings on healthcare waivers NOW! (If you agree make this your tagline))
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

Magician/stuntman David Blaine held his breath for an outlandish length of time a few years ago after saturating his lungs with oxygen.


23 posted on 07/14/2011 9:00:31 AM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop Obamania in 2012)
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

It is amazing today how people speculate with NO facts.


24 posted on 07/14/2011 9:05:28 AM PDT by ardara
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To: ardara

>>It is amazing today how people speculate with NO facts.<<

Who are you talking about?


25 posted on 07/14/2011 9:41:40 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

This is not “similar” to military training.


26 posted on 07/14/2011 9:56:42 AM PDT by Cuttnhorse (Obama; a skid mark on the undershorts of American history.)
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To: thackney
From your link:
Medical researchers feel that many pool deaths, classified as drownings, are really the result of shallow-water blackout. Most occur in male adolescents and young adults attempting competitive endurance breath-holding, frequently on a dare.

27 posted on 07/14/2011 10:00:10 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: rokkitapps

Yep.
I figured that was the movie of which you were thinking.


28 posted on 07/14/2011 10:35:10 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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