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"Lincoln Park Pool in East St. Louis and a former lifeguard are being sued by the surviving children of a man who drown on July 24, 2005.<br /><br />Lauren Martin and Jacob Martin, Jr., through their mother, Laura Martin, are seeking in excess of $150,000 in damages from the East St. Louis Park District (doing business as Lincoln Park Pool) and lifeguard Terrell Cole, Sr.<br /><br />Cole was fired after the incident, according to a lawsuit filed July 11 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. <br /><br />The suit claims Martin, who was 48, arrived at the pool at 4 p.m. on July 24, 2005. <br /><br />\"Terrell Cole, Sr. was on duty as a lifeguard at this time, yet was not near the pool,\" the complaint states.<br /><br />\"At some point, Jacob Martin, Sr. went into distress and was no longer able to swim without help. He attempted to grab onto another person's leg for help.<br /><br />\"The patron notified Terrell Cole, Jr., who in turn notified his father, Terrell Cole, Sr.\"<br /><br />Cole then found Martin at the bottom of the pool, unresponsive, the complaint states. <br /><br />It also states that Cole negligently failed to properly administer CPR.<br /><br />The children are represented by Rodney H. Holmes of Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith, Caldwell & Singleton, LLC of St. Louis. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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