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Joddy Croswhite is injured in a Mexican swimming-pool accident in 2001

Also Joddy Croswhite pool accident · Stryder Croswhite emergency response lesson

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TypeEvent
Date2001-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2001-04
Kind
Accident
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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accidentfamilyemergency-managementcommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 2001 Beacon reported that Joddy Croswhite was injured after diving or falling into a badly designed shallow pool in Mexico. It credits his son Stryder with applying school-based Emergency Medical training while the family sought help.

Evidence limits

This is a brief family report and does not provide medical records, the exact accident date, or an independent account of the emergency response.

Sources

  1. The notice says Joddy Croswhite suffered head, shoulder, and hand injuries in a shallow Mexican pool, and that son Stryder relied on Emergency Medical training from school to take charge until help arrived. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2001-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the accident report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The June feature provides the fuller account: Stryder Croswhite applied school Medical Responder training after Joddy’s pool impact in Los Cabos, helped prevent unsafe movement while awaiting care, and Joddy later expected a full recovery after evacuation and testing. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2001-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the student-responder feature.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Joddy Croswhite is injured in a Mexican swimming-pool accident in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/joddy-croswhite-mexico-pool-accident-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2001, “Joddy’s Back Home.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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