Police seek man who saved the life of a girl at Mission Bay
Police seek man who saved the life of a girl at Mission Bay
Auckland City Police and the
family of a five-year-old girl who almost drowned at Mission
Bay are trying to track down the man who resuscitated her
and saved her from almost certain death.
Police say that at about 6pm on Wednesday 23 December 2015, the young girl Caroliah Vaigafa was playing in the sea at the western end of Mission Bay beach with two of her cousins (aged 5 and 7).
Caroliah got into difficulty in the water after being knocked over by waves and whilst her cousins ran to get help, a man was seen running into the water to rescue her.
The man pulled Caroliah onto the beach but she had
already stopped breathing.
Detective Alex Macdonald said
Police believe that either this man or another passerby then
started CPR on Caroliah and was able to resuscitate
her.
“An ambulance was called by another person on the
beach and arrived a short time later, transporting Caroliah
to hospital.
“Unfortunately no one got the details of the man responsible for saving Caroliah and we would love to be able to get in contact with him so he can be thanked appropriately for his actions.
“Caroliah’s parents would also love to find this person and want to thank them personally.”
Witnesses say that the man may have been of Indian descent but few other descriptions have been supplied to Police.
We would like to hear from anyone who was
present on the beach at the time or who may know the man or
people responsible for saving the girl’s life.
Anyone
with information can call 09 213 8191 or email alex.macdonald@police.govt.nz
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