# Three year old boy saves friend from drowning in pool **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 22, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-year-old-boy-saves-friend-from-drowning-in-pool/918767 "2020-08-22T19:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-year-old-boy-saves-friend-from-drowning-in-pool/918767/1 "2020-08-22T19:10:55Z")
I wouldn’t have expected a 3 year old to react so calmly and pull another child out of the pool. The other child didn’t panic. He got off the bottom of the pool and calmly grabs the other kid’s hand. The parents are fortunate to still have a son. That child could have easily drowned. Video is both amazing and a frightening lesson for parents with a pool. > **[Three-year-old boy saves his also three-year-old friend from drowning](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8652319/Heroic-moment-three-year-old-boy-saves-friend-three-drowning-pool.html)** > > The incident took place earlier this month at farm home in Itaperuna, a city northern Rio de Janeiro, while the children were alone at the pool. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-year-old-boy-saves-friend-from-drowning-in-pool/918767/2 "2020-08-24T01:18:07Z")
Eek, that’s hard to watch. Pool fencing is ugly and annoying but ultimately worth it. Edit: Swimming lessons from an early age are also a great investment.