14-month-old boy drowns in Van Riebeeck Park family pool
After an hour of CPR, ER24 paramedics moved on to advanced life support interventions
A 14 month-old boy drowned in his parents’ Van Riebeeck Park pool on Monday afternoon around 4pm.
Senior reaction officer, Chris Kallis from MML Security was first on the scene after they received a notification of a panic button that went off.
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“When I arrived at the house, the child had been taken from the pool and was lying next to it,” said Kallis.
“I moved him to the grass where there was more space for me to start performing CPR.”
According to ER24 spokesperson, Russel Meiring, paramedics received an emergency call from MML Security a few minutes after Kallis had arrived on the scene.
When ER24 paramedics arrived, they continued with CPR for about an hour. They moved on to advanced life support interventions but there was no vital signs.
The boy was unfortunately declared dead on the scene.
