His name will be forever tied to the lives he saved. He can never grow up, but he can still save the world. "Andy was supposed to grow up and save the world," she said. She hopes that in telling Andy's story, it will prevent other parents from suffering the same way they have.
#CARBON MONOXIDE SYMPTOMS REDDIT FREE#
"We were stunned." Cassi Free of Broken Arrow, O.K., and her son Andrew, 9, who died of CO poisoning in June.
We had a friend with us, she had been boating another 30 or so years."Īnd although they were competent, they were all unaware of the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning on a boat. My husband has almost 40 years and I have been boating for almost 25 years. "People need to understand, we are experienced boaters. When they finally found him, he was unresponsive. My husband, he was like, 'What the heck?'" Free said her son "wanted to be friends with everyone." Cassi Free / Cassi Freeīrett and two other men jumped in to try and find Andy. When he tried to get Andy, the boat just rocked and Andy rolled off. "My husband got Blake, my middle son, up. "We were packing and cleaning up and the kids are groaning that they don’t feel good, just want to take a nap," she recalled. "Andy, he crawled onto the back of the boat and curled up in a ball," she said, recalling the end of the day when they were docking the boat. The parents had initially attributed the boys' demeanor to their busy day, unaware that headaches, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain and confusion can all be signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, and easily confused with getting too much sun. Andy out for a day of fun on the water with his mom, Cassi Free. Free along with her husband Brett are also parents to sons Johnathan, 15, and Blake, 13. You’re out in the sun all day," she said. "It was not unusual for our kids to be tired and cranky. "Looking back, hindsight is 20/20," said Free tearfully. Traveling at slower speeds, like the Free family did for some of the day, can also increase the buildup of carbon monoxide. Many boats' generators vent toward the rear of the boat, which can pose a risk to someone seated in the back, which is where Andrew was most of the day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gasoline-powered boats can emit carbon monoxide (CO), an odorless, colorless gas that can poison or kill a person if they breathe in too much of it.
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