Several bystanders sprang into action after a three-year-old boy fell into a pond and stopped breathing at a country park in Wales.
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The toddler was found struggling in the water at Bryngarw Country Park in Bridgend at around 2:40 p.m. local time on Saturday, July 4.
Quick-thinking members of the public performed CPR before emergency services arrived, helping save the child's life.
Boy Falls in Pond as Bystanders Rush to Help
Among those who jumped into the pond was Stefan Johnson, who helped pull the toddler from the water.
The situation quickly became critical, with CPR being administered before first responders reached the scene.
South Wales Police confirmed officers responded to reports of a child who "entered a body of water and got into difficulty".
Johnson had been walking through the park with his partner, Sophie, and their two children when they spotted the boy.
At first, they believed he was swimming before realizing he was in serious danger.
Two nurses, Emma Brown and Kelsey Pirie, who were nearby attending a wedding, also rushed to help.
Brown and Pirie later said the child was "unresponsive, with no signs of life at all".
Nurses Help Save Toddler's Life
The boy was revived at the scene before paramedics transported him to the hospital. He was later reported to be in a stable condition.
"I was in the zone. It's like I had to stay calm, to focus," Johnson told the BBC, adding that he initially struggled to find the boy's pulse.
"You're just thinking, this is real now, I've got to just crack on," he added. "It's completely different to having a dummy in front of you."
Brown and Pirie said the situation became increasingly desperate as the child showed no signs of improvement after five minutes of CPR.
"We were not in work mode at all; there was no crash team to call and no emergency buzzer to pull. Instinct kind of kicked in," Pirie said.
Although both women work as adult nurses, neither had previously performed CPR on a child.
Brown said the toddler "came back to life" just as paramedics arrived.
"The timing of it all was crazy," she said.
South Wales Police confirmed the three-year-old remains in a stable condition in hospital. They said an investigation is underway into the circumstances of the incident.
