Dad flew over a 4 foot fence to rescue young son from drowning (video)

The parental instinct of protection is no joke.

Albert Passavanti and his family were vacationing near the pool, in the County of palm beach in Florida on a Sunny weekend day, when there was something terrible.

Little boy Passavanti ran for an inflatable ball, which fell into the pool, and fell together into the water after him. Boy a year and a half still does not know how to swim.

It is noted that around one side of the pool had a fence, but it was designed to protect young children around the perimeter of the pool. Fortunately, the fence is 4 feet did not stop this father from saving his son. When albert saw that his child is in danger, he jumped to his feet, vaulted over a 4 foot fence of the pool and plunged into the water. Quick reactions and reflexes Pope saved a boy’s life.

«In that split second when you see something like that, you have the power of Superman and just need to go ahead, do what you need to do,» said ward of the CNN WPTV man. «I even did not occur to him to run around the fence. Need to get from point A to point B».

In a post on the Facebook page along with a video showing the jump of his father, Passavanti warned: «the Gate of the children work only when you close them».

Drowning is the leading cause of death among children aged one to 4 years, as reported in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The survey States that AAP 2019, in 2017 in the United States sank by nearly 1,000 children.

The AAP encourages parents to be within arm’s length, when small children are near or in the water. Parents should not be distracted by other activities, for example on the phone or drinking alcohol. In addition, not be amiss to learn the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to teach children the game safe near water and wear life jackets, suggest to the AAP.

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