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| Boy, 4, saved by heroic passerby after falling into dock | Boy, 4, saved by heroic passerby after falling into dock |
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| A four-year-old boy who fell into a marina was rescued by a passerby, coastguards have said. | |
| The child plunged 6ft (1.8m) into the Old Prince of Wales dock, Swansea Marina, 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. |
| But the quick-thinking 50-year-old man jumped in to save him - without stopping to take off his shoes, | But the quick-thinking 50-year-old man jumped in to save him - without stopping to take off his shoes, |
| Swansea coastguard said the boy wandered away from his mother while she was feeding a one-year-old. | Swansea coastguard said the boy wandered away from his mother while she was feeding a one-year-old. |
| 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. |
| 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. | A coastguard spokesman said the boy's mother realised what was happening when she heard a commotion. |
| "She noticed the child was gone just as she heard the sound of splashing and people in the water," he added. | |
| Ladder | 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. |
| The youngster was taken to the city's Morriston Hospital to be checked over. | The youngster was taken to the city's Morriston Hospital to be checked over. |