A seven-year-old boy has been left on life support after his mom let her friend take him swimming, when he nearly drowned.
Lauren Hill-Wilson, from Wichita, Kansas, says she had entrusted an unnamed friend with her son ZJ while she was at work last Thursday.
The unnamed friend said she would take the little boy swimming, with Hill-Wilson receiving a 911 call hours later saying ZJ was being rushed to hospital.
The youngster had been swimming inside the Red Roof Inn when authorities had to be called after he went underwater and did not resurface.
Speaking to KSN, Hill-Wilson said: ‘They said it was my child, my ZJ. I just broke down, and I just screamed, and I cried.
‘They said my baby had died twice, and they brought him back and got him a heartbeat, but it’s just his brain.’
According to Hill-Wilson, her son is still on life support nearly a week after the horrific incident and has yet to wake up.
ZJ has been unresponsive after he went under the water while in the swimming pool of the Red Roof Inn last Thursday
Lauren Hill-Wilson, seen here , says she had entrusted a friend with her son ZJ while she was at work
She also claimed to the outlet that she has been left in the dark about what happened and how her son ended up nearly drowning.
First responders on the scene they arrived to find a child that had gone underwater, they immediately administered life-saving measures including CPR, a statement said.
The Wichita Police Department said that they are still investigating the incident and are still looking to determine what happened.
Department Sergeant Atlee Vogt said: ‘What we initially learned that kids were swimming and playing in the pool.
‘There were other children and parents that were with the child here at the facility.’
As their probe continues, Hill-Wilson said she is praying her son recovers and for further clarity. She also said his siblings have been questioning his absence.
She added: ‘My 4-year-old actually asks me every time he sees me where his brother is at.
‘Today, I let him talk to his brother, and he kept saying “ZJ! ZJ!”. He’s not responding.’
The Wichita Police Department said that they are still investigating the incident and are still looking to determine what happened
First responders on the scene they arrived to find a child that had gone underwater, they immediately administered life-saving measures including CPR. The pool area in the hotel is seen here
A GoFundMe has since been set up to help the family out with ZJ’s recovery, it can be found here. It has raised over $3,000 as of Wednesday.
In a post to the fundraiser, organizer Taysia Wilson said: ‘ZJ is a loving boy, 7 years old, and the eldest of 5.
‘He loves having quality time with his siblings and close relatives! During his hospital stay, he has shown signs of improvement.’
Wilson said they are fundraising to help his mom pay any hospital bells not covered by insurance and any possible legal fees.