Lifeguard performs CPR on child rescued from Palatine community pool, fire department says

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
PALATINE, Ill. (WLS) -- A child was rescued from a pool in northwest suburban Palatine Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters were called to the Birchwood Community Pool at 435 W. Illinois at around 1:20 p.m., according to Palatine Deputy Fire Chief Scott Mackeben.
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When the fire department arrived, a lifeguard was performing CPR on the child, Mackeben said.

The victim who is described to be a girl between five and eight years old, was conscious and talking before being transported to the hospital, said Mackeben.
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The girl is now at Lutheran General Hospital in an unknown condition.
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