A worker nearby heard the screams of a child as he saw a kid drowning in a pool. He jumps into the pool and is able to save the child.
A video shared by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue shows the moment a child almost drowned after slipping and going head first into a pool.
The kid who was playing with his cousin around the pool, tried to get on top of an inflatable bed on the pool but ended up falling into the water.
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The child was drowning as his cousin tried to help him, but he did not know how to swim.
A man jumped into action as he heard the screams for help and found the child flailing around in the pool.
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The good samaritan was able to rescue the child from the pool.
The man told the child: "You are very strong and I'm so proud of you," as the two reunited the next day.
The boy is expected to make a full recovery.
