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Officer Abandons Suit Involving Boy's Rescue

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The Associated Press

Published: October 12, 2007

CASSELBERRY - A Central Florida police sergeant is abandoning her lawsuit against the family of a brain-damaged toddler.

Sgt. Andrea Eichhorn made the decision after the Casselberry Police Department placed her on leave Thursday.

The lawsuit stems from the near-drowning of 1-year-old Joey Cosmillo. Eichhorn says the boy's family did not clean up a puddle of water, causing her to fall during the rescue effort.

She broke her knee and missed two months of work. Her attorney says workers' compensation and disability checks have helped with medical bills, but they aren't enough.

Joey was resuscitated but has brain damage and can't walk, talk or swallow. He lives in a nursing home and eats and breathes through tubes.

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