Lifeguard leaps into pool to rescue panicking non-swimmer who slipped out of his inflatable ring…but would YOU have spotted him?
- Footage shows a lifeguard jump in to save a struggling child from drowning
- Young boy flagged down the lifeguard after his swimming aid floated away
- The incident happened at an unknown wave pool believed to be in the US
This is the heart-stopping moment a lightning quick lifeguard jumped into a packed pool to rescue a panicking child.
The footage shows a young boy slip out of his inflatable ring in the deep end of a busy wave pool, believed to be somewhere in the US.
The video, posted to YouTube channel Lifeguard Rescue, captured the young boy as he struggled to keep his head above the 6ft deep water.
This heart-stopping footage shows the moment an eagle-eyed lifeguard jumps into a packed pool

The young boy had been playing in the wave pool in an inflatable ring, and began to struggle in the water when he slipped out of it
But though nobody around him offered any assistance, the boy managed to flag down a lifeguard standing by the edge of the pool.
The lifeguard immediately launched himself into the pool, blowing a sharp whistle mid-jump.
Moments later, he is with the non-swimmer, who is hoisted onto a bright yellow flotation device and pulled out of the water.
Lifeguard Rescue posted a similar video of an incident at the same pool at the beginning of August.
In the footage, another child began to struggle to keep her head above the water – and again within seconds a lifeguard had carried her to safety.
According to Royal Lifeguarding Society for the UK, around 400 people each year needlessly drown in the UK and thousands more suffer injury through near-drowning experiences.

The boy raised the alarm by waving his hands and a lifeguard quickly came to the rescue

The lifeguard managed to quickly pull the young boy from the pool using a bright yellow flotation device
This means that one person dies every 20 hours in the UK as a result of drowning – which is also the third-highest cause of accidental death in children.
The charity also claims more children die in pools abroad than in the UK, and recommends parents keep children under constant supervision when in the pool.
It also suggests following pool rules including not diving into the shallow end, and taking time to check the depth, water flow and layout of the pool.
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