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Junior lifeguard training credited with saving toddler in Buckeye pool
Summary
The Robles family says older brother Noah, who completed Buckeye's junior lifeguard program, administered chest compressions after Marley, about 2, nearly drowned; the family and program leaders urged water-safety education amid 25 reported drowning deaths so far this year in Maricopa and Pinal counties.
A Buckeye family says quick action by an older brother trained in Buckeye’s junior lifeguard program saved a toddler who slipped into a backyard pool.
Unidentified Robles parent said they “went underwater,” grabbed the toy and then “saw Marley sinking to the bottom of the pool.” Marley Robles, just shy of 2 years old, was pulled from the water after what the parent described as about three seconds of submersion and did not appear to be breathing. “She threw up water twice,” the parent said. “But she was still limp, and…
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