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“How do we get from a soccer camp to a drowning?” the attorney for Adonis Jackson’s family asked
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- A police report from the University of the District of Columbia stated that 6-year-old Adonis Jackson was found at the bottom of the school’s pool on July 20
- Adonis, who was taking part in a soccer camp held at the UDC campus, was rescued and taken to the hospital
- An attorney for Adonis’ family said the boy’s condition has improved since the incident
A 6-year-old boy nearly drowned while at a soccer camp in Washington, D.C., after a lifeguard took a lunch break.
The University of the District of Columbia’s (UDC) police report stated that counselors found Adonis Jackson lying on the bottom of the school’s pool on Monday, July 20, according to reports from Fox affiliate WTTG, NBC affiliate WRC, ABC affiliate WJLA and CW affiliate WDCW.
At the time, Jackson was taking part in a Nike soccer camp held on campus.
The police report stated that one of the counselors jumped into the pool to rescue the boy but was unable to pull him out. A head coach managed to get Jackson out and administered first aid until first responders arrived.
The report added that Jackson was unresponsive but breathing. He was taken to Children’s National Hospital.
UDC’s lifeguard manager told authorities that he stepped away from the pool for a lunch break and said that no lifeguard was on duty when the incident happened, the report stated, according to WDCW. The lifeguard manager also said that the young campers, according to a camp leader, were allowed to enter the pool after the camp day’s activities ended.
PEOPLE contacted UDC on Wednesday, July 22, but did not receive an immediate reply. In a statement shared with WRC, the school wrote: “We were deeply saddened to learn that a participant in the Nike Soccer Summer Camp, which utilizes the UDC athletic complex, was injured yesterday.”
“Emergency responders from UDC Police and DC FEMS were contacted, and the participant was transported to the hospital for treatment. Our thoughts are with him and his family, and we wish him a full and speedy recovery,” the school’s statement continued.
The school said that it is reviewing what happened, and the pool has been closed “pending completion of the university’s review,” WJLA reported.
Dominique Calhoun, an attorney for Jackson’s family, said the boy’s condition has improved 24 hours after the incident.
“Today and at this moment, Adonis is stable and we are thankful to God, to the physicians, to the nurses, and all who are taking care of him,” Calhoun told WJLA. “But this needless situation has put this family in a perilous position, and they feel lost in some respects.”
The attorney also questioned the apparent safety lapse that almost resulted in tragedy.
“How do we get from a soccer camp to a drowning?” Calhoun said, WTTG reported.
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Calhoun also told WDCW that Adonis had been in the water for over two minutes, and added that his family doesn’t know how their loved one ended up at the bottom of the pool.
“What they do know is that they have a 6-year-old boy currently in the hospital, sedated with tubes in his mouth, unable to be himself,” the attorney said.
PEOPLE reached out to Calhoun and Nike US Sports Camp for comment Wednesday, but did not receive an immediate reply.
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