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HOLLISTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A child was flown to a hospital Sunday after a reported possible drowning in Holliston, Massachusetts.
The Holliston Fire Department said the incident happened just before 7 p.m. Sunday at Stoddard Park. Fire officials said the child was conscious when they were loaded into the helicopter.
Vanessa Gomes and Beatriz Souza were attending a church outing at Lake Winthrop when they heard screaming and rushed to help.
“Loud crying, they said help, help, help, and the mom said save my babe, save my baby,” Souza said.
The two friends rushed to the family who had just run out of the water, holding a little girl in their arms.
“Her mouth was blue, her face, was blue, her arms were blue,” Gomes said.
Souza, who recently became certified in CPR, immediately jumped in to help the two-year-old who was not responding.
“She didn’t move for one or two minutes and now what can I do if she doesn’t come back?” Souza said.
Refusing to give up, the two stayed by the little girl’s side, giving her compressions and helping clear her airway for several minutes.
Officials said the child was flown to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Her mother said she is now home and in good health.
Firefighters said there was another patient at the scene, but have not released that person’s condition or provided details about what happened.
The incident remains under investigation.
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