an 11-year-old boy from Charleroi saved from drowning in Blankenberge (video)

As Het Laatste Nieuws relates, the current quickly carried the child a little too far, where he struggled not to sink, visibly exhausted.

Luckily, the incident happened in front of the main post of the rescue service in Blankenberge, where rescuers are always present. They were able to react quickly when they realized someone was in danger.

“Two of our men immediately swam to him,” chief lifeguard Tom Cocle told HLN.

The young boy was brought back to the beach. He always remained conscious. “In the end, an ambulance was not necessary. He came out of it with a big fright”. Because yes, he escaped drowning. “If this had happened in an unsupervised area, there would probably have been a fatal outcome. »

“Friday, the parents came to thank us again and also wrote us a little card,” he adds.

The Blankenberge beach lifeguards will still be on duty until September 18 after a busy summer.

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