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Child (3) survives near drowning in public pool in Port Shepstone

The lifeguards quickly performed CPR on the child.

November 2, 2021
Shona Aylward Less than a minute
Port Shepstone public pool. Photo: https://mapio.net/

A three-year-old child was found face down in the pool at the Port Shepstone public swimming pool on Monday afternoon at about 17.00.

‘According to members of the public, the girl was found face down in the pool,” said Shawn Herbst of Netcare 911.

“The child was pulled from the water and found to be unresponsive and not breathing, CPR was promptly initiated by lifeguards,” he said.

Herbst said that on arrival of Netcare 911 paramedics, the child was found to be responsive.

Once treated the child was transported to hospital for further care.

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November 2, 2021
Shona Aylward Less than a minute

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Shona Aylward is a vastly experienced journalist working as a senior reporter. Aside from her extensive community involvement and story writing, she is also involved in creative page layout, and the various media platforms. Shona began her career with Caxton at the Southlands Sun. Previous to this she worked in the marketing industry for surf magazines. Shona is a renown 'greenie' and champions environmental causes. She is also Mom to a number of dogs and cats, and the occasional uninvited snake. When she can find some spare time, it's usually to the beach that she heads.
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