Daily Report Saturday August 17th 2013

Sat, 2013-08-17

Near Drowning of a 2 year old girl

Police and first responders  attended a report of a near drowning that took place around 4:12pm on Saturday  in the waters around Shelly Bay. It appears that a 2 year old girl was in the water SUPERVISED when her guardian took their eyes off of her for just seconds. It was then noticed that the little girl was in the water in a non-responsive state.  She was rushed to the hospital where she presently is listed in critical condition.

 

Police are appealing for anyone who was at the scene who may have witnessed the events surrounding this unfortunate incident to contact police on 2950011.