Lifeguard was a savior

“When the child was gone, I started shaking”

There was almost a tragedy at the outdoor children's pool on Wimhölzelstraße in Linz.

(Bild: TEAM FOTOKERSCHI.AT / KERSCHBAUMMAYR)

In an outdoor children's pool in Linz, the lifeguard just managed to prevent a tragedy and bring an already lifeless boy back to life. In an interview with the "Krone" newspaper, he talks about the emotional operation and the water rescue team gives potentially life-saving tips.

It is often only moments that make the difference between life and death. On Saturday evening, a lifeguard at the outdoor children's pool in Wimhölzelstraße in Linz was on the scene in time to prevent a tragedy from occurring. At around 5 p.m., Franz Xaver Seikot noticed that a crowd of people had formed just ten meters away from him and were shouting "lifeguard" at the top of their voices.