Newly obtained 911 calls reveal it took staff at Paradise Cove Aquatic Center nearly 40 seconds to locate an AED while attempting to save a 7-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in the water last month.
Santino Montreal Yancey Hardwick died at the Richmond, Kentucky facility on June 30, according to the Madison County Coroner.
In the 911 recordings, frantic voices from staff can be heard searching for the automated external defibrillator as Santino’s aunt begged for help…