WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Two children collapsed while waiting in a long line for the McCarren Park pool on Friday afternoon.
The first child was a 12-year-old boy who became overwhelmed by the heat and passed out. Police were there immediately to attend to him. FDNY paramedics arrived within four minutes to help him cool down.
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As people entered the pool area in droves, the boy was moved into an ambulance on a stretcher. His family told PIX11 News he’ll likely be OK.
The unsettling incident seems to have been what it took for parks employees to begin moving people in faster…