Child rescued from lake near St Helens
Emergency services were called to water in Thatto Heath earlier today
Last updated 6th Apr 2024
A three-year-old girl has been rescued from a lake near St Helens.
Police officers lifted the child from the water near Shirebrook Close in Thatto Heath shortly after 2pm today (Saturday 6th April).
She's been taken to Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool where she's currently being treated.
Merseyside Police statement
Police officers have rescued a three-year-old child who had fallen in to a lake in Thatto Heath this afternoon (Saturday, 6 April).
Officers rescued the child from the lake near to Shirebrook Close at about 2.22pm after a report had been made at 2.11pm that a little girl had managed to get out of a house nearby. Officers performed CPR prior to the arrival of paramedics and the Air Ambulance.
The child has been take to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where she is being treated and her family are with her.
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