Two younger youngsters have died after they had been discovered floating in Perth’s Swan River on New 12 months’s Eve.
The boy and woman, each below the age of 10, had been seen within the water at Burswood close to Perth Stadium about 5.25pm on Sunday.
Police mentioned two youngsters had been pulled from the Swan River however couldn’t be revived.Credit score: 9 Information
They had been pulled from the river by members of the general public, however had been unresponsive by the point paramedics arrived on the scene, WA Police mentioned.
Each youngsters got CPR however couldn’t be revived.
Eight ambulances responded and police cordoned off the world.
The incident occurred close to a youngsters’s playground as revellers gathered for New 12 months’s Eve celebrations.
One bystander advised 9 Information that he had seen a person bounce into the river and pull the youngsters out.
A girl who mentioned she was a nurse began to carry out CPR, he mentioned.
One other onlooker praised the efforts of a number of bystanders and first responders who tried to save lots of the youngsters.