Lansford Borough officials and its Parks & Recreation Board issued a joint statement Thursday about the rescue Wednesday at the Lansford Pool.

"Lansford Borough Council and the Parks & Recreation Board are pleased to report the incident on Wednesday at the Lansford Pool resulted in a successful resuscitation of an 8-year-old boy.The pool staff performed proper procedures. They are all properly certified, as are the four life guards who were on duty."The statement continued, "We are also thankful for the assistance of a certified CNA who was on site at the time and also the emergency personnel and the Lansford and Coaldale Police."Mary Ann Krajnak, pool manager; Gwyneth Collevechio, chairperson, parks & recreation board, and Rose Mary Cannon, chairperson, parks & recreation committee, signed the release.Wednesday afternoon, an 8-year-old boy nearly drowned at the pool.Accounts of how the situation unfolded and was resolved differ, but all agree the quick action by Randa Kehl, a certified nurses aide who was a patron at the pool and began administering CPR to the boy, was instrumental in saving his life.Some eyewitness accounts claim the lifeguard closest to the incident was unprepared for the emergency and may not have been CPR certified.A statement Wednesday night by Lansford Mayor James Romankow suggested the teenager may have frozen, saying "Keep in mind the lifeguards that are working are teenagers. And in a situation like that you can get panicked."The victim was initially transported to St. Luke's Miners Hospital-Coaldale campus, then airlifted by PennStar Helicopter to the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.Police reported he is doing well after his ordeal.