According to a Saskatoon mother, the city’s public-school division did a good job of calming students who were present when a young girl was rescued from a city pool during a year-end trip.
Prompt intervention
The children of Tanya Napper in Grade 3 and Grade 5 were present at the Lawson Civic Centre when lifeguards rescued an unconscious student from the pool and performed CPR.
The parents and teachers ushered the students into the changing rooms and then they were back to school. They were aware that something happened. The students were brought back to school. At that point, they were given an update by the teachers and informed that the girl was in a hospital but would recover.
Neither the Saskatoon Public School Division nor Medavie Health Services West could provide an update on the condition of the girl on Thursday afternoon.
Always on the watch
According to Lynne Lacroix, Saskatoon’s director of recreation and community development, the number of lifeguards at a pool is based on the number of individuals present. The city had three lifeguards which were the highest number of lifeguards in place for an event. This is a common practice during school swims where many swimmers are present, and the level of swimming skills vary widely.
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