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Mother and baby in canal rescue Bystander saves canal crash baby
(about 7 hours later)
Rescuers dragged a mother and her 13-month-old baby from a submerged car after it crashed into a canal. A bystander has rescued a 13-month-old baby from a canal after her mother's car collided with another vehicle.
The car had collided with another vehicle in Barrow-on-Trent, Derbyshire, before careering into the canal on Wednesday afternoon. Pat Baker, 54, dived into the water to save the child after the mother said her daughter was trapped in the car near Barrow-on-Trent, Derbyshire.
Two nurses gave first aid and resuscitated the baby girl, before she and her mother were flown to hospital by air ambulance. He then managed to force his way into the car and drag the child to safety.
The baby is now in intensive care at the Queen's Medical centre, Nottingham. An air ambulance flew the mother and daughter to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham after Wednesday's crash where the baby was stable, said police.
'Traumatic incident' I undid the clamp and the child came out - but I didn't think she was alive Pat Baker
A Derbyshire Police spokeswoman said: "Luckily two nurses were also on hand and as a result of them rendering first aid and CPR they managed to resuscitate the baby."A Derbyshire Police spokeswoman said: "Luckily two nurses were also on hand and as a result of them rendering first aid and CPR they managed to resuscitate the baby."
The pair were flown to hospital by the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance. Mr Baker, a Rolls-Royce maintenance engineer from Stenson Fields, Derby, swam underwater and managed to open the car door at the second attempt.
An air ambulance spokeswoman said the car had been submerged for about three to five minutes before the two were rescued. "I finally got the door open and got inside where it was absolutely black as it was submerged in water. I located the leg of the child but it didn't want to come as it was in a baby seat," he said.
She said the baby had gone into cardiac arrest and the air ambulance crew carried out cardiac and respiratory monitoring. "I undid the clamp and the child came out - but I didn't think she was alive."
Dr Stuart Maitland-Knibb, from the air ambulance, said: "This was a very traumatic incident. 'Very traumatic'
"Our thoughts are with her and the rest of the little girl's family and friends." A Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance spokeswoman said the car had been submerged for three to five minutes before the mother and baby were brought on to land.
She said the baby had gone into cardiac arrest and when the air ambulance crew arrived they carried out cardiac and respiratory monitoring.
Air ambulance doctor Dr Stuart Maitland-Knibb said: "This was a very traumatic incident.
"The mother of the little girl did not suffer any serious injuries and our thoughts are with her and the rest of the little girl's family and friends."
Local parish councillor Christine Barker said: "The road wasn't built for the amount of traffic it gets - especially at this bend."
She called for a barrier to be put up and better marking on the road in addition to it being widened in the future.