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August 2, 2013 • Milwaukee Post • 19 Hotel worker pulls girl from pool Man can't swim but helps girl to safety By BRIAN HUBER Conley News Service BROOKFIELD – A hotel worker who dived into a pool to help a girl struggling in the water last week is being credited for possibly saving the girl's life. "It's very possible," Brookfield Police Capt. Jim Adlam said. "You don't know what would have happened. I don't think there was anybody else in the area who could have gotten her out so he probably did save her life." The incident took place at 1:04 p.m. July 24 at the Best Western PLUS Midway Hotel & Suites, 1005 S. Moorland Road. According to a police report, a 13year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy were playing in the pool at the hotel when the girl began to scream, drawing the attention of housekeeper Alberto Ruiz, 52. Ruiz saw the girl underwater and jumped into the deep end, pulling her to safety. The girl complained of numbness in her left arm and appeared to be having an anxiety attack, for which she was taken to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. She did not appear to be having any water-related problems after being pulled from the water, Adlam said. Adlam said it wasn't known for sure whether the anxiety attack was caused by the episode in the water or if it caused the girl to struggle in the pool. "But I have to say the maintenance worker did a very nice job," Adlam said. "He was very alert, very attentive and didn't think twice. He just dove right in with all his clothes on and got her out. He did a nice job." Family members of the girl could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Hotel General Manager Scot Muehlmeier said a baby sitter was in the area at the time but Ruiz reacted first. There generally is no lifeguard on duty at the pool, and the area is posted as such. "We are so proud of him because he can't swim but he goes into the water in all of his clothes, reaches out to her, grabs onto the side and pulls her over to the side," said Muehlmeier. He said Ruiz has been a "wonderful" employee at the hotel, adding that the management is considering how best to honor Ruiz's actions that day. "We're working on that," he said. "He's obviously getting a lot of slaps on the back, that kind of thing." Contact Brian Huber bhuber@conleynet.com THE LIST Music Rusted Root, 7 p.m. Aug. 23, Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. $20. 414-286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. Laura Marling, 7 p.m. doors Aug. 15, Pabst Theater Lower Level, 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. $22.50. 414-296-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. Liam Ford Band, today; Concord Chamber Orchestra, Aug. 8; Pink Houses, Aug. 15; Cold Sweat and the Brew City Horns, Aug. 22; The Jimmys, Aug. 29, Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Free. http://county.milwaukee.gov/ConcertsinthePar ks11320.htm#bbg. Best Coast, 8 p.m. today, $15; Godsmack, 8 p.m. Sunday; The Summer Slaughter Tour, $26.50 and $31.50; Stellar Spark Summer Sessions, 8 p.m. Aug. 17, $33 and $40; Ke$ha with Mike Posner, Semi Precious Weapons, 7:30 p.m. $34 and $44; Chase Rice with Drew Baldridge, 8 p.m. Aug. 23; Parachute, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5, $15; Panic at the Disco, 8 p.m. Sept. 13, $24 and $29; Florida Georgia Line, 8 p.m. Nov. 3, $31.50 and $36.50; Jamey Johnson, 8 p.m. Sept. 28, $31.50 and $36.50; Eli Young Band, 8 p.m. Nov. 15, $25 and $32, The Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. 414-342-7283 or www.therave.com. Wednesday concert series, 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m., The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N. Jackson Drive, Milwaukee. $3 suggested donation. 414276-9814 or www.stjohncathedral.org. River Rhythms season, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 28, Pére Marquette Park, 900 N. Plankinton Ave., Milwaukee, Greg Koch with John Sieger, Aug. 7; Manran, Aug. 14; Five Card Studs, Aug. 21; The Toys, Aug. 28; Leroy Airmaster, Aug. 30. 414-276-6696 or www.westown.org. Watertown Municipal Band concerts, 7:30 p.m. today, Riverside Park, 900 Labaree St., Watertown. Esh the Singer, 6 p.m. Aug. 6; River Water Tribe, 6 p.m. Aug. 13; Joe Wray, 6 p.m. Aug. 20; Scott Hlavenka, 6 p.m. Aug. 27, The Grove at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee. 414-273-7206 or www.marcuscenter.org. Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6; The Florentine Opera Company, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13; The Spirit Family Reunion, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20; Red Baraat, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27, Live@Peck Pavilion outside the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee. $15. 414-273-7206. Grateful Garcia Gathering, today through Sunday, Camp NCN, N8390 Highway 12, Black River Falls. www.gratefulgarciagathering.com. "Bluegrass at the Village," 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 11, Ozaukee County Pioneer Village, 4480 Highway I, Saukville. $10 adults, $8 seniors and students, free for children under 6. 262-377-4510 or www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/ochs. Organ concert with Matthew Lawrenz, 2 p.m. Aug. 11, Christ Church UCC, 915 E. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee. Big Time Rush, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. 414-286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. "Pop 'N' Blues Royalty, A Tribute to The Blues Brothers, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Donna Summer," Aug. 12 through Aug. 16, The Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St., Milwaukee. $25 and $20. The Wanted with Carley Rae Jepsen, 6 p.m. doors Aug. 20, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $39.50 and $49.50. 414-286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. Dar Williams, 7 p.m. doors Aug. 22, Turner Hall Ballroom, 1032 N. Fourth St., Milwaukee. $25. 414-286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. Glen Miller Orchestra, 6 p.m. Aug. 24, Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. $29.50 and $19.50. 414-286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. Todd Rundgren, 7 p.m. Aug. 27, Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. $35. 414-286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. Diana Ross, 6:30 p.m. doors Aug. 27, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $75.50, $55.50, $45.50. 414286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. Adam Ant, 7 p.m. doors Aug. 31, Turner Hall Ballroom, 1032 N. Fourth St., Milwaukee. $27.50. 414-286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. Etc. "Civil War Wisconsin," 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Sept. 2, Old World Wisconsin, W372-S9727 Highway 67, Town of Eagle. $16 adults, $14 students and seniors over 65, $9 children ages 5 through 17, free for children 5 and under. 262-594-6301 or www.oldworldwisconsin.org. Native Wellness Garden Club, meets 4 p.m. Fridays, Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church, 125 W. Saveland Ave., Milwaukee. 414-4814680. or www.tippechurch.org. Badger Military Collectibles Show, Friday and Saturday, $7 adults, free for children 14 and under; Milwaukee Ceramics and Fired Arts Show and Sale, Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, $7 adults, free for children 12 and under; Great Lakes Regional Cat Show, Aug. 9 through Aug. 11, $6 adults, $3 children 10 and under, $5 seniors 65 and older; 4-H Circuit Horse Show, 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 11, free, Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha. 262-548-7200 or www.waukeshacountyexpo.com. Special Olympics of Wisconsin State Outdoor Sports Tournament, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Carroll University, Moor Downs Golf Course and Saratoga Softball Complex, Waukesha. 800-552-1324 or www.specialolympicswisconsin.org. Garden District Community Garden garden walk and seed collection, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6, South Sixth Street and West Howard Avenue. 414-379-2450 or www.milwaukeegdna.com. Ice cream social, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 9, Meadowmere Oak Creek Senior Living Community, 701 E. Puetz Road, Oak Creek. 414-977-5100. Lebowski Fest, Aug. 16 through Aug. 18, Cathedral Square Park, downtown Milwaukee and AMF Lanes, 7505 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee. $50 weekend pass. $25 bowling party. Free for movie party. 414286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org. Wings Over Waukesha Airshow, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24 and Aug. 25, Waukesha County Airport, 2525 Aviation Drive, Waukesha. www.wingsoverwaukesha.com. Bat Night, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 23, Wehr Nature Center, 9701 W. College Ave., Milwaukee. $7 Milwaukee County residents ages 13 and up, $10 nonresidents 13 and up, $5 Friends of Wehr member and children ages 12 and under. 414-425-8550 or www.countyparks.com. Milwaukee Psychic Fun Fair, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Wildheart Studios, 316 N. Milwaukee St., Milwaukee. $10 to the fair or $15 for the weekend. 414-9799355. Got an item for The List? 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