UPDATE: Toddler rescued from High Point Pond

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12:06 PM: Thanks for the tips about a police/fire response in High Point, in the 3000 block of SW Juneau. According to scanner traffic, a 2-year-old girl who was missing for a few minutes was found underwater in nearby High Point Pond; she is reported to have been revived via CPR. SFD medics are taking her to Harborview Medical Center.

12:52 PM: By the time we got to the scene, responders had cleared out to rush the toddler to the hospital, so there was no one for us to follow up with but we did just talk with police by phone – they confirm she lives nearby and her family had just reported her missing; right after she was found in the pond, an officer arrived and started CPR immediately, and she started breathing again.

1:29 PM: The incident is now on SPD Blotter and says Officer Tyler Keating is who revived the little girl.

MONDAY UPDATE: Harborview tells us the child was in very critical condition on arrival at their facility and was transferred to Seattle Children’s Hospital.

AMD April 9, 2016 (12:19 pm)

Wow, glad they were able to find her quickly enough to revive her. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

WSB April 9, 2016 (12:24 pm)

She could be heard crying very loudly in the background of the entire radio exchange so here’s hoping that is a good sign – they sent a police escort with Medic 32 and should have arrived by now. Just a pre-emptive mention, we are not likely to get any more information unless eventually someone from, or who knows, her family, provides an update here, maybe discovering this item some days down the line (we are always reachable at editor@wsb.blackfin.biz) – our crew got there just as the responders cleared out, rushing to the hospital – TR

JanS April 9, 2016 (12:36 pm)

I have an almost 2 year old grandson. Toddlers can be curious escape artists, and they like to splash in puddles, ponds, and explore, and can get away from you in an instant. Hoping that this little girl will be fine. Kudos to the parents for being attentive to her missing so quickly.

GNel April 9, 2016 (12:40 pm)

Oh, thank God they found her in time.

kittyno April 9, 2016 (12:46 pm)

So grateful she’s alive. Hugs to her and family.

Brian April 9, 2016 (2:33 pm)

So, I live right above the pond, and there are now two news crews with camera’s here. I’m feeling a little annoyed by this, so here is my question. Is this news? Now don’t get me wrong, I actually think this news story belongs in a place like WSB, because there is an aspect of informing the hyper local community to what is going on, and I always turn to WSB for that. Don’t get me wrong, this could of been a tragedy, and it is/was a scary situation. But if the child was revived, heard crying, chances are that child got very lucky and will probably be okay.

But what is the “news” for the larger Seattle Community? Why do others need to know about this? sitting on my porch one of the reporters asked if I’d seen this situation unfold, if I’d taken any pictures. It seems to me that stories like these go from public information to sensationalized stories for no real good reason. For some reason I feel like this needs saying.

That said, thank you WSB for being there to inform us about what goes on in our community. For covering the actual news aspects of this story, what happened, who responded, what we know about the outcome. I’m glad it is listed here, I just don’t think it belongs on the 5 o’clock news.

WSB April 9, 2016 (3:38 pm)

Hi, Brian. Having spent 2/3 of my career in TV news, I can speak to the mindset … The fact the toddler was saved makes it dramatic and there is an easy headline – “toddler rescued and revived” – even if the lifesaving CPR hadn’t been administered by an officer, it fits in the conventional definition of “news.” For two, they have the basic facts without even having to try hard, because SPD decided to put it on their SPD Blotter site, which features a handful of cases/incidents each week. For three, not much else is going on today so far as I can tell, so the second that hit the blotter, crews would have been diverted this way – it’s a weekend afternoon, each station has maybe two crews for the swing shift, and the default is to a story that can be gathered and told relatively simply. If I were still a TV manager/producer, I probably would have made the same call. But there definitely are many other times when they pick up stories that truly have no relevance, even “human interest,” for most of their 22-county coverage area … but don’t get me started. Thanks for asking; “is this really news?” is always a worthwhile discussion – TR

Darryll April 9, 2016 (10:18 pm)

It’s kinda news worthy to remind parents that unattended toddlers and easy access to deepish water are a bad combo, especially as we head into warmer weather.

Rose April 9, 2016 (11:24 pm)

Wonderful news, that the toddler was found on time. Good reminder to all families to keep their kids safe. Thanks WSB!

B.K. April 10, 2016 (5:01 am)

I’d like to thank the gentleman who started cpr before the police showed up. You’re a hero too.

D April 10, 2016 (7:12 am)

I’m glad she is okay! Kids can disappear in seconds so be careful out there.

Helper31 April 10, 2016 (11:43 am)

I’m sorry to dash anyone’s hopes, but I feel obligated to give this information…the baby girl was described as crying, which is normally a terrific sign of life, however her cries were perfectly pulsed, and she was said to have been “non-responsive to physical stimuli and pupils were fixed” the entire way to Harborview. The downtime in the water is unknown and the oxygen depletion to her brain is a huge barrier. I’ll pray for this child. The first responders did an amazing job, but they are not miracle workers. I wish the best to this baby girl and her family. Again…prayers sent up.

Neighbor April 10, 2016 (8:41 pm)

Thank you for the sobering truth Helper31. Celebrating a saved life, but praying for recovery from oxygen deprivation.

Friend O'Dinghus April 10, 2016 (7:56 pm)

Way to go freak’n Tyler! Great calm thinking, and application of your training! Buy that an officer a beer! Better yet, let’s see a beer and a service commendation! You saved a precious life, and prevented a lifetime of grief for an entire family.