no good deed goes unpunished

Teen saves boy, but is later hospitalized
Associated Press

TELFS, Austria - A 14-year-old Austrian teenager saved a Russian boy from drowning - only to wind up in the hospital himself a few hours later after an insect attack.

Police in the alpine town of Telfs just outside Innsbruck said the Austrian pulled the unconscious 6-year-old from the bottom of a swimming pool Friday. A lifeguard performed first aid, and the young Russian - on vacation with his family - was hospitalized for treatment of water in the lungs.

Within a few hours, police said, the teenage lifesaver was stung by insects and developed an allergic reaction - prompting medics to rush him to the same hospital.

His condition was improving, officials said Saturday. They did not release the two youths' names.