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Teenager's close call at Burgess Pool has a happy ending

Original post made on Oct 1, 2019

On June 28, a teenager finished her backstroke race in a swim meet at Burgess Pool in Menlo Park, took off her goggles and then lost consciousness and slipped below the water.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 11:44 AM

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Posted by Grateful
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Oct 1, 2019 at 6:16 pm

Grateful is a registered user.

Wow, incredible story, great outcome! Very proud of the fantastic life saving actions of all the responders, docs, and paramedic trainers in our community. These are the times that really make one feel grateful to live in this community.


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