August 12 - Weekend Report
Sun, 2012-08-12
Near Drowning - At approximately 3:40pm on Sunday police and first responders were dispatched to Admiralty House Beach after receiving a report of a medical emergency involving a 3 year old child. It appears that the child was taken out of the water after almost drowning from swallowing sea water. The 3 year old boy was breathing however he was transported to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for further treatment and presently is in the Intensive Care Unit where he is listed in stable condition.
The Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the members of the public who performed CPR on the boy.
Suspicious Floating Object
At approximately 1:10pm today (Sunday) Bermuda Radio and the Bermuda Police Service received a call from a mariner who reported seeing a suspicious floating object in Bermuda's territorial waters. Bermuda Police Service is making contact with US authorities to obtain a full understanding of the object and to ascertain if they can assist with its recovery.
This object is not believed to be dangerous however it should only be handled by experts. If anyone should come into contact with this object, simply record the GPS co-ordinates and report to Harbour Radio immediately. It is important to note that under no circumstances should anyone attempt to handle this object.
Road Traffic Collision
Police responded to a report of a road traffic collision that took place at 1:09 this morning at the junction of Middle Road in Paget and South Road.
It appears that a man in a car was traveling along South Road when he collided with a motorcycle. As a result the motorcyclist, a 25 year old Warwick man and his pillion passenger a 22 year old female from Sandys were taken to the hospital where the man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. However, the female is being treated for serious head injures in the Intensive Care Unit.
The driver of the car, a 28 year old Devonshire male was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst impaired.
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with any information to contact police on 295-0011.
