Centurion toddler critical after nearly drowning
"When paramedics arrived on the scene, they found that the child was unresponsive on the scene with no pulse."
A three-year-old child from Centurion was in a critical condition following a near-drowning incident on Tuesday night.
According to emergency services, the incident happened in Wierda Park at around 17:00.
Details surrounding the incident were limited.
“When paramedics arrived on the scene, they found that the child was unresponsive on the scene with no pulse,” said Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst.
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“Due to the seriousness of the child’s condition, the Halo air ambulance was called to airlift the child to a hospital. The child was in a critical condition.”
The circumstances surrounding the near-drowning are still unclear.
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