Child suffers cardiac arrest at leisure pool as emergency services rush to scene

Emergency services were called to Hyde Leisure Pool on Walker Lane after a child got into difficulty in the water and was taken to Tameside General Hospital

A child has been rushed to hospital after emergency services responded to an incident at a swimming pool in Hyde this afternoon.

The alarming episode unfolded at Hyde Leisure Pool on Walker Lane on Sunday (May 3).

The Manchester Evening News understands that emergency crews were scrambled to the scene following reports that a child had got into difficulty in the water.

Eyewitnesses reported that the pool was cleared of swimmers as paramedics raced to assist. One individual told the M.E.N. they witnessed ambulance crews carrying out CPR at the scene, reports the Manchester Evening News.

It is believed the child was conscious when taken to hospital for further assessment following being pulled from the water.

A North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) spokesperson said: “We received a call for a child in cardiac arrest at Active Hyde and several NWAS resources were dispatched to the scene, in which a patient was then taken to Tameside General Hospital.”

Active Tameside, which runs the leisure facility, has also been approached for comment.