Originally Posted by steph9700

well he has these facts for his benefit:
1. he is very young and they tend to bounce back fast,
2. it was extremely cold water which helps to keep you from totally dying, if he was cold in the water he has better chances since it slows the heart and whole body down, like going into a type of hibernation mode. yes it is only a small amount of time but the colder the body temp at time of last breath the better chances of full recovery.