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| Bystander saves canal crash baby | Bystander saves canal crash baby |
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| A bystander has rescued a 13-month-old girl from a canal after her mother's car collided with another vehicle. | A bystander has rescued a 13-month-old girl from a canal after her mother's car collided with another vehicle. |
| 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. | 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. |
| He then managed to force his way into the car and drag the child to safety. | He then managed to force his way into the car and drag the child to safety. |
| An air ambulance flew them to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham after Wednesday's crash, where the baby remains in a stable condition. | |
| 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." |
| I undid the clamp and the child came out - but I didn't think she was alive Pat Baker | I undid the clamp and the child came out - but I didn't think she was alive Pat Baker |
| Mr Baker, a Rolls-Royce maintenance engineer from Stenson Fields, Derby, swam underwater and managed to open the car door at the second attempt. | Mr Baker, a Rolls-Royce maintenance engineer from Stenson Fields, Derby, swam underwater and managed to open the car door at the second attempt. |
| "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. | "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. |
| "I undid the clamp and the child came out - but I didn't think she was alive." | "I undid the clamp and the child came out - but I didn't think she was alive." |
| Mr Baker said he could not bear to stay and watch the emergency services work on the child. | Mr Baker said he could not bear to stay and watch the emergency services work on the child. |
| "We lost a child 20 years ago and I didn't want to see that again," he said. | "We lost a child 20 years ago and I didn't want to see that again," he said. |
| "But a few minutes later one of the crew came over and said 'She's breathing'. I just burst into tears." | "But a few minutes later one of the crew came over and said 'She's breathing'. I just burst into tears." |
| Pat Baker said he did not think the baby was still alive | Pat Baker said he did not think the baby was still alive |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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." | "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." | 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. | She called for a barrier to be put up and better marking on the road in addition to it being widened in the future. |