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| Hospital clarify baby river death | Hospital clarify baby river death |
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| Hospital officials have explained how they tried to save a baby girl who died after falling in the River Thames. | |
| The 10-month-old baby fell into the water at Ferry Lane, in Goring, south Oxfordshire, on Wednesday morning. | The 10-month-old baby fell into the water at Ferry Lane, in Goring, south Oxfordshire, on Wednesday morning. |
| Doctors tried to resuscitate her but her heartbeat slowed to the extent it was "not enough to sustain life". They told her parents she would not recover. | Doctors tried to resuscitate her but her heartbeat slowed to the extent it was "not enough to sustain life". They told her parents she would not recover. |
| After an hour of monitoring, her heartbeat increased again. But she later died in intensive care. | |
| The couple who helped to rescue her from the water have spoken to BBC News of their shock. | |
| John and Sue West were on a boat nearby when they were alerted. | |
| Mr West said: "We heard screeching noises coming from the bushes and we thought at first it was an animal screeching. Then we thought it was kids playing around. | Mr West said: "We heard screeching noises coming from the bushes and we thought at first it was an animal screeching. Then we thought it was kids playing around. |
| John West found the baby in the water and pulled her out | John West found the baby in the water and pulled her out |
| "Then my wife said, there's somebody in the water'." | |
| Mrs West said: "I could see her [the mother] and her eldest child in the water and she was shouting, 'my baby, my baby'. | |
| "Straight away we stopped the boat. John threw in the anchor, I threw a life jacket to him and he went straight in the water." | |
| Mrs West said she only saw a child the mother was holding, but was told her there was another one in the water. | |
| Her husband swam further downstream until he saw a small hand sticking out of the water. | Her husband swam further downstream until he saw a small hand sticking out of the water. |
| "I managed to grab the hand and I immediately lifted her into a position to drain the fluids out," Mr West added. | "I managed to grab the hand and I immediately lifted her into a position to drain the fluids out," Mr West added. |
| "I couldn't administer CPR because I was holding onto the bushes." | "I couldn't administer CPR because I was holding onto the bushes." |
| He passed the little girl to a couple on another boat and swam back to the mother and the other child. | He passed the little girl to a couple on another boat and swam back to the mother and the other child. |
| Eventually, Mr West and a man who had been fishing nearby, managed to get them onto the riverbank. | Eventually, Mr West and a man who had been fishing nearby, managed to get them onto the riverbank. |
| The baby was airlifted to hospital. | The baby was airlifted to hospital. |
| Police divers were at the scene on Thursday to investigate the death | Police divers were at the scene on Thursday to investigate the death |
| A spokesperson for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust said: "When the child was brought in to the John Radcliffe, a full paediatric clinical team spent 25 minutes attempting resuscitation. | A spokesperson for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust said: "When the child was brought in to the John Radcliffe, a full paediatric clinical team spent 25 minutes attempting resuscitation. |
| "At this point everything possible had been done to save the life of the child, including resuscitation attempts at the scene of the incident, in the air ambulance and at the hospital. | "At this point everything possible had been done to save the life of the child, including resuscitation attempts at the scene of the incident, in the air ambulance and at the hospital. |
| "As is best practice, after the clinical team made the decision to stop resuscitation, the child continued to be monitored. | "As is best practice, after the clinical team made the decision to stop resuscitation, the child continued to be monitored. |
| "It was appropriate at this point to inform the parents that there was no realistic hope of recovery. | "It was appropriate at this point to inform the parents that there was no realistic hope of recovery. |
| "Occasionally in young children there is something called a vestigial heartbeat of approximately 1 beat per minute, which is not enough to sustain life. | "Occasionally in young children there is something called a vestigial heartbeat of approximately 1 beat per minute, which is not enough to sustain life. |
| "After about an hour of monitoring, this rose to 15 beats a minute. | "After about an hour of monitoring, this rose to 15 beats a minute. |
| "Despite the fact that a full recovery was very unlikely, the child was moved to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. | "Despite the fact that a full recovery was very unlikely, the child was moved to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. |
| "Even with this full intensive care support, sadly she died at 11.40pm on the same day." | "Even with this full intensive care support, sadly she died at 11.40pm on the same day." |
| A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "The circumstances leading up to the incident are unclear." | A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "The circumstances leading up to the incident are unclear." |
| The mother and the baby's three year-old sister were also taken to the hospital, as a precautionary measure. | The mother and the baby's three year-old sister were also taken to the hospital, as a precautionary measure. |