8-Year Old Girl Shocked in Backyard Pool

The girl shocked in a backyard pool in Silver Spring Township Sunday evening remains in critical condition, police said Monday.

The accident happened at a home on Rockledge Drive in Silver Spring Township. There were eight children in the pool at the time.

Police said one of the children flipped on a switch to turn on the pool lights when there was a malfunction. All of the children in the pool felt a shock, but the 8-year-old could not get out and went into cardiac arrest. Firefighters performed CPR and used an AED to revive the child. She was flown to Penn State Hershey Medic al Center where she remains in the Intensive Care Unit.

Man Critical after Electrical Shock in NJ Motel Pool

WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. (WPVI-TV) —A man is in critical condition after an electrical shock in a motel pool in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. Witnesses say 34-year-old Greg Subiszak was spotted face down in the Aztec Motel pool Saturday night in the town of Wildwood Crest.

Unaware what had happened 17-year-old Ivan Christopher Martinez of Camden, jumped in the water to save the man. He tells WPVI-TV that his body tensed up and began shaking after jumping in. A maintenance worker eventually turned off the electricity and pulled Subiszak from the pool. A motel guest administered CPR until paramedics arrived. Subiszak is hospitalized in Philadelphia.

Motel owner Adamo Pipitone says the pool will stay closed until it's cleared to reopen by county health officials. He speculates a short in a lamp post is to blame.

Police are investigating.