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Boy, 4, rescued after fall into Prince of Wales dock, Swansea Boy, 4, saved by heroic passerby after falling into dock
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A four-year-old boy was rescued from a Swansea dock after a man who was eating at a nearby restaurant saw him fall in. A four-year-old boy who fell into a marina was rescued by a heroic passerby, coastguards have said.
The youngster tumbled about 6ft (1.8m) into the Old Prince of Wales dock at around 17:00 BST on Saturday. The child plunged 6ft (1.8m) into the Old Prince of Wales dock, Swansea Marina, at around 17:00 BST on Saturday.
A 50-year-old local man jumped in to save the boy before paramedics took the youngster to Swansea's Morriston Hospital for checks. But the quick-thinking 50-year-old man jumped in to save him - without stopping to take off his shoes,
Swansea coastguard said he apparently wandered away from his mother while she was feeding a one-year-old child. Swansea coastguard said the boy wandered away from his mother while she was feeding a one-year-old.
A spokesman said: "She noticed the child was gone just as she heard the sound of splashing and people in the water.
Mumbles coastguard rescue team volunteer Mark James said the rescuer had been at the nearby Beefeater restaurant with his family.Mumbles coastguard rescue team volunteer Mark James said the rescuer had been at the nearby Beefeater restaurant with his family.
Ladder
He said: "I don't think he even took his shoes off."He said: "I don't think he even took his shoes off."
A coastguard spokesman said the boy's mother realised what was happening when she heard a commotion.
He said: "She noticed the child was gone just as she heard the sound of splashing and people in the water.
Ladder
Mr James said a teenager also jumped in to help bring the boy back up the ladder on the side of the dock.Mr James said a teenager also jumped in to help bring the boy back up the ladder on the side of the dock.
He added the four-year-old "did not appear to be any the worse for his ordeal". The youngster was taken to the city's Morriston Hospital to be checked over.
He added the boy "did not appear to be any the worse for his ordeal".