Monday, July 21, 2008

Mick Fleetwood's Daughter Nearly Drowns in Family Pool

Update: Mick and his family have released the following statement to clarify the accident that led to daughter Ruby's trip to the hospital, saying that she "was doing somersaults in the pool, became disoriented, and must have swallowed a high quantity of water," not doing cartwheels around the pool. Dr. Keith Kimble, attending staff at the Cedars-Sinai Pediatric Intensive Care Unit where Ruby is being held, stated that she was "the victim of an accident that is potentially extremely serious, but she is doing quite well and the medical staff here at Cedars is optimistic that she will make a full recovery."

Originally posted at 11:15 am: Fleetwood Mac's drummer Mick Fleetwood, 61, almost experienced every parent's worst nightmare on Friday afternoon -- the loss of a child. TMZ is reporting that Mick's 6-year-old daughter was doing cartwheels around the family's pool at their Calif. home, hit her head and fell in the water. Emergency services were called and on the way to a local hospital, the little girl was revived by paramedics and is reported to have made a full recovery.

For a list of guidelines released by the American Academy of Pediatrics for water safety, please view CBB's article on pool and water safety.

Source: TMZ

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