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Emergency services rescue child from Hyde Leisure Pool

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Key Points
  • Emergency services responded to Hyde Leisure Pool on May 3 after a child got into difficulty.
  • The child was conscious after being pulled from the water and taken to Tameside General Hospital.
  • Witnesses reported CPR being performed; the cause and condition of the child remain unknown.

The child was taken to Tameside General Hospital for further checks, multiple reports said. Witnesses reported seeing ambulance crews performing CPR on the child. A North West Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed the incident, saying: 'We received a call for a child in cardiac arrest at Active Hyde and several NWAS resources were dispatched to the scene, in which a patient was then taken to Tameside General Hospital.' It is unclear what caused the child to get into difficulty, their age, or their current condition after the hospital transfer.

We received a call for a child in cardiac arrest at Active Hyde and several NWAS resources were dispatched to the scene, in which a patient was then taken to Tameside General Hospital.

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