Norkem toddler (4) airlifted after near drowning
'We thank everybody for all the support and assistance on scene'
A four-year-old Norkem Park boy was airlifted to hospital earlier this afternoon after a near drowning at a house on Moorivier Drive.
Ona Ndala of Gauteng 911 said they received the call at around 12:40pm.
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“On arrival we found a four-year-old child who had drowned and was unresponsive. Together with MML Security we initiated CPR on the child until crews from ER24 arrived to assist. We then worked as a team until we got a pulse back,” Ndala added.
“Once we got a pulse we stabilised the kid and he was airlifted to hospital under Advanced Life Support care with the Netcare911 helicopter.
“We thank everybody for all the support and assistance on scene and we also pray for a speedy recovery for the little boy.”
