A woman drwoned while swimming in a pool in a residential complex. Image: Medi response Facebook page/ Pixabay
A woman was declared dead after she became unresponsive while swimming in a pool at a residential complex and drowned
A woman drwoned while swimming in a pool in a residential complex. Image: Medi response Facebook page/ Pixabay
Emergency services responded to a residential complex for reports that a woman has drowned on Saturday, 21 January.
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When crews arrived, it was reported that a woman had been swimming in the pool when she became unresponsive.
Bystanders dragged the woman from the pool and started CPR.
The woman was declared dead despite the best efforts of bystanders and advanced life support paramedics.
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With the prevalence of drowning incidents around swimming pools, Arrive Alive gives the following swimming pool safety tips.
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