All-clear in hospital

All-clear for boy after swimming accident on All Saints’ Day

The happy parents with little but dog-tired Levi Matthias.(Bild: SALK)

The tragic swimming accident involving a little boy from Hallein (Salzburg) - as reported by the "Krone" newspaper - has now taken a positive turn. The toddler was woken from an artificial deep sleep and is on the road to recovery.

"Krone" readers know: When a couple from Hallein wanted to leave the Watzmann thermal spa in Berchtesgaden near the border at around 9.20 pm on All Saints' Day, they lost sight of their little Levi Matthias. Two girls from Franconia (both twelve) found the boy motionless in the water.

Luck in misfortune
A private emergency paramedic and nurse as well as the pool attendant immediately initiated resuscitation measures before the boy was transferred to Salzburg by helicopter. There, water and vomit were immediately suctioned out of his lungs in the shock room. 

In a deep sleep on his birthday
Particularly tragic: the little boy spent his fourth birthday on Sunday in a deep sleep of all things. However, as the university hospital confirmed to the "Krone" on Wednesday, the boy is on the road to recovery. And: there are no fears of permanent damage.

On Tuesday, Levi Matthias was woken from his artificial deep sleep and will be transferred from the children's intensive care unit to the normal ward during the course of the day. His mother was beaming and said with a wink, referring to her boy's Spiderman action figure: "He's a real fighter!"

From a medical point of view, Levi Matthias is doing "very well", as ward doctor Johannes Brandner reported on Wednesday. "We would like to thank all the doctors and nurses," say his parents. Among other things, they have the perfect cooperation between first aiders, the team in the shock room and the intensive care unit to thank for this.