Praise for 'quick thinking' dad who saved 18-month-old at Albany pool
Kia ora neighbours. A “quick thinking” member of the public saved a toddler from a near-drowning incident at Albany Stadium Pool on Sunday has been thanked by Auckland Council.
Daniel Hendy, the father of a 2-year-old boy, had been at the pool with his son for an hour when he noticed an 18-month-old under the water in what he described as “a freak, horrible situation”.
“...I quickly knew something was wrong, and I sprinted over,” he said.
Hendy was about 5m away when he “stormed” over to pull the child from under the lane rope.
“Staff came over, rolled him over and started trying to resuscitate him, I could feel his belly was full of water.”
The child was revived and taken to hospital in an ambulance.
Dave Stewart, head of active recreation at Auckland Council, thanks Hendy for his quick thinking and crucial response to the situation.
Click below for the full report by Shea Turner.
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