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Video Shows Helicopter Landing in Field, Officer Saving Man Who Nearly Drowned at Closed Pool

BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND, JUL 31 – Baltimore police performed an emergency helicopter landing and CPR to save a 25-year-old man who nearly drowned after entering a closed city pool, officials said.

  • A Baltimore police helicopter Foxtrot landed in a grassy field Saturday to rescue a 25-year-old man who nearly drowned after entering the Walter P. Carter Pool after it closed.
  • Responding to another call Saturday night, tactical flight officer Andre 'Dre' Smith Jr. and flight officer Craig Hoover heard a dispatcher say a near-drowning victim needed help at Walter P. Carter Pool.
  • Such a rare landing by Foxtrot is shown in video footage as Hoover landed in the field before Smith performed CPR until the man responded.
  • A post-rescue warning from Hoover and Smith reminds people not to enter Baltimore City pools after hours to prevent tragedy, following a rare helicopter landing that saved a life.
  • The aviation unit, responding to an emergency Saturday, landed in a field near the closed Walter P. Carter Pool to save a man, Smith said it 'feels good.
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Officers make rare helicopter landing to rescue drowning man

Video shows a police helicopter landing in a field to save a man who nearly drowned at a closed pool.

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KIFI broke the news in Idaho Falls, United States on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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