Limon will attend Colby Community College
By MICHELE BOY
The Syracuse Journal
SYRACUSE — It was a dramatic few weeks and one of the bigger moments got missed.
Dakira Limon is a lifeguard at the Hamilton County pool and a hero.
An
SHS graduate headed to Colby Community college for the animal science
program. It is her fourth year as a lifeguard at the Hamilton County
Swimming Pool. And on Monday, June 13, all her training kicked in.
As
she was keeping watch in the deep end, she saw a young boy go off the
diving board. But something was off. He began sinking toward the
bottom.
Dana Gould was on the scene that day and commented, “As a
mother at the pool I’m always watching to see that the guards are doing a
good job. Dakira was amazing. She fearlessly jumped in and pulled that
boy up from the bottom of the deep end! I was so proud of her. She
represented the guards so well. It’s such an important job and as a
community we need to feel confident that the pool is taking their job
seriously. I really appreciate the leadership and management of the pool
this summer.”
She followed her training.
She blew her whistle
jumped in and saved the young boy. Afterward she was emotional, worn out from the high temperatures and the adrenaline rush.
Dakira said, “After the adrenaline wore off, I was worried and scared, hoping he would be OK.”
EMS was on the scene.
David Stimatze, a 16 year veteran of EMS, “She did a great job. She did what they are trained to do.”
Mom,
Carol Limon. said, “In my book she is a hero. She handled it like she
was trained to. And if it was any other guard I would want them to have
that recognition too.”
This didn’t slow Dakira down. She took a short
break to gather herself and got back on the stand. “I love being with
the community. And the people I work with!”
Republished with permission