Minutes that look like a century and two young lifeguards who literally functioned as “guards-angels”. Lifeguards’ immediate intervention on organized beach proved to be immediate intervention “Dolphin”of Alexandroupolis as a 2 -year -old was found to float unconscious and with the face in the waterjust 5 meters from the coast – without any of the bathers having realized the slightest.
It was 15:45 when 23 -year -old lifeguard Elena Kapello found the little girl floating real estate. She immediately showed to the Pyrgos Supervisor, 22 -year -old Athanasia Nuni, who rushed to the spot, lifted her in her arms and found that had no breath.
“I got it in my hands and saw that she didn’t breathe. We started Carpa with two fingers on the beach-it only needed two rounds and the little one came back, “Athanasia Nouni describes in RES-EIA.
At 16:00 the baby girl was received by an EKAB ambulance, recovering her senses. As the doctors said, he was taken to the hospital in a stable condition and is expected to recover completely.
Meanwhile, grandmother and mother of the child were shocked on the beach, saying that “they were looking for it at that time without realizing that he had been in the water.”
The two young lifeguards who saved the two -year -old
| Name | Age | Property / service |
|---|---|---|
| Immortality | 22 years old | Lifeguard Supervisor – Former PAOK Swimming Champion, AUTH Student |
| Helena Capello | 23 years old | Lifeguard, Business Administration Graduate (AUTH) with 5 years of experience |
They both point out that they are fighting everyday preventionnot just rescue.
“Some bathers believe that they” know the sea “. It’s not like that … The sea is not controlled, “Nuni points out, while the hat adds:” Even a second can make the difference. “
Lifeguard coverage & defibrillators throughout the coastal front
The Municipality of Alexandroupolis has equipped lifeguard bases in all the busy beaches, while for the summer it grants automatic defibrillators in the beach bars and points with a higher concentration of bathers.
The episode with the two -stroke was the second serious event that Athanasia Nuni was called upon to face this year – but, as he says, “this time luck was on our side”.