US kids almost drown as electric shock paralyses them in pool

Dramatic footage has emerged of the terrifying moment two children suffered electric shocks after they touched a metal railing in a swimming pool in Florida Two young children almost drowned after they became paralysed when they touched an electrically charged metal hand rail while they were swimming in a pool in Florida US CCTV shows several people in the pool at an apartment complex in when one girl's body suddenly freezes after she touches the metal hand rail Her father who is sitting on the steps realises something is wrong and pulls his daughter to safety getting shocked himself in the process As the other children flee the swimming pool a second girl can be seen still paralysed in the water with her hand stuck to the railing The girl's grandfather runs into the pool and drags her out He then falls back on the pool deck as the electric current runs through his body A 10-year-old boy was also reportedly shocked All three children survived Police blamed the incident on an unconnected ground wires in the pool's pump house Get the latest headlines a http 3A 2F 2Fwww telegraph co uk 2F a Subscribe to The Telegraph a http 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fsubscription center 3Fadd user 3Dtelegraphtv a Like us on Facebook a http 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2Ftelegraph co uk a Follow us on Twitter a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Ftelegraph a Follow us on Google a https 3A 2F 2Fplus google com 2F102891355072777008500 2F a Telegraph co uk and YouTube com TelegraphTV are websites of The Daily Telegraph the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events business sport lifestyle and culture

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