Boy Trapped 40 Minutes Under Ice Leaves Hospital
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — A smiling 9-year-old Kendall Smith, carrying a new musical keyboard under his arm, walked out of the hospital today more than a month after he fell into a pond and was trapped 40 minutes under the ice.
“We’re all humbled . . . to see what many of us would consider--if not miraculous--a near-miraculous recovery,” said Dr. Fred Tecklenburg. He said Kendall is one of about five children in the medical literature to have recovered after more than 30 minutes underwater.
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