Toddler escapes pool drowning at Mt Druitt
A toddler had a lucky escape at a swimming pool at Emerton, near Mt Druitt in Sydney's west, this afternoon.
Ambulance officers alerted NRMA CareFlight's rapid response trauma team to the incident at the Jersey Road Leisure Centre pool at 1.15 PM.
The NRMA CareFlight doctor said the girl, aged about 18 months from West Hoxton, was at a family outing to the pool when she was spotted under the water by the girl's grandmother and the duty lifeguard who both jumped in and pulled the unconscious girl to safety.
As the lifeguard started treating the girl she immediately started to breath spontaneously.
The girl was treated by ambulance paramedics and the CareFlight doctor as she was driven to the Westmead Children's Hospital for observation.
The NRMA CareFlight doctor praised the quick action of the Blacktown Council lifeguard, the grandmother and emergency service officers who rushed to her aid.
For further information please contact NRMA CareFlight director Ian Badham on 0418 245 748.
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