Maitland police chief reunites with boy he saved after nearly drowning 35 years ago

MAITLAND, Fla. – A life-saving moment turned into the friendship of a lifetime for the Kidd family and Maitland Police Chief David Manuel.

Sharon Kidd recalls frantically calling 911 after her 2-year-old son, Robert ‘Bob’ Kidd, fell into their family’s pool on Dec. 13, 1990.

Chief Manuel, who was a brand new officer at the time, happened to be around the corner from the family’s Maitland home and got there within 90 seconds…

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