The staff was filming the video but failed to rescue in time? Local response: A coach at a swimming pool in Zhengzhou drowned while holding his breath during training
On May 5, several netizens posted that a male swimming coach in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, drowned while conducting breath-holding training in a swimming pool. It was suspected that he was not rescued in time.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter received confirmation from a relevant local department that the incident was true and the matter has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Brigade for handling. The staff said that the results of the follow-up investigation will be made public.
A netizen claiming to be a family member of a man who drowned posted a complaint on a social platform. His 25-year-old brother worked as a swimming instructor at a gym in Zhengzhou. He drowned in the water while doing breath-holding training in the swimming pool during working hours on April 26. During this period, the staff took video recordings with their mobile phones, but they failed to rescue him in time for several minutes after he sank to the bottom. They stood on the shore and played and fooled around. It was not until the customer saw something was wrong and jumped down to save him that the staff realized. In the end, the golden rescue time was missed...
The above-mentioned netizen also released a nine-minute live video, which recorded almost in detail the deceased man’s experience before and after he drowned. One of the videos shows that at the 3-minute mark, the deceased man has begun to shake, and is suspected of struggling for help. After failing to find help, he fell over in the pool, and then gradually sank to the bottom... But until 4 minutes later, no one in the swimming pool was in the shot. rescue.
At this time, a staff member on the shore asked: "Can you hold it in for so long?" Then he reached into the pool with a long stick and touched the man's body, and called his name and said: "Move your feet... "
"My brother was healthy and sunny during his lifetime. I don't understand why such a sudden change happened in our family..." the netizen complained bitterly.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter learned that the swimming pool involved is located in Jinshui District, Zhengzhou. Tianyancha App shows that the fitness company behind it was established in November 2023 with a registered capital of 1 million yuan.
On the afternoon of May 5, a clerk at a shop near the swimming pool where the incident occurred told reporters that the gym had been closed. "It was closed some time ago and has not been open."