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Quick-thinking passersby pulled a young boy from a reservoir after he fell in and lost consciousness.
The youngster had been playing at Cropston reservoir, near Bradgate Park, when he fell from some rocks on the bank, slipped below the surface of the water and passed out.
Members of the public rushed to the youngster's aid and pulled him to dry land last Friday evening.
Witnesses described the dramatic scene as the boy began to go purple while his eyes rolled back in his head.
One of the passersby attempted CPR and tried to resuscitate the youngster after he could not find a pulse.
At this point, park ranger Matt Smith arrived after getting an emergency call on his radio.
He said the boy was awake and crying by the time he got there.
"I was patrolling in the park and got a call to say a boy had fallen into the lagoon about a third of a mile from the Newtown gate," said Matt.
"He had gone under and been under for some time because by the time they got him out he was unconscious and not breathing.
"When I got there someone had managed to get him out and get him breathing again so I drove him to the nearest gate for the waiting ambulances."
An air ambulance crew was waiting for the boy at the gate as the ranger drove him and his mother there.
Matt said: "The boy was awake and crying by this point which is a good sign, but his mother was verging on hysterical."
He was taken to Walsgrave Hospital, in Coventry, where doctors assessed his injuries and released him shortly after.
Police said he was recovering at home and "safe and doing well".
A police spokeswoman said officers were also called to the scene at about 7.20pm.
She said: "Officers were called to the reservoir after a child, who was playing on rocks near the waters's edge, slipped and fell into the water.
"He was taken to Coventry hospital and discharged the same day. He is safe and he's doing well."
If you were at the scene or know the youngster involved call the Leicester Mercury newsdesk on 0116 222 4243, or e-mail:
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Quick-thinking passersby pulled a young boy from a reservoir after he fell in and lost consciousness.
The youngster had been playing at Cropston reservoir, near Bradgate Park, when he fell from some rocks on the bank, slipped below the surface of the water and passed out.
Members of the public rushed to the youngster's aid and pulled him to dry land last Friday evening.
Witnesses described the dramatic scene as the boy began to go purple while his eyes rolled back in his head.
One of the passersby attempted CPR and tried to resuscitate the youngster after he could not find a pulse.
At this point, park ranger Matt Smith arrived after getting an emergency call on his radio.
He said the boy was awake and crying by the time he got there.
"I was patrolling in the park and got a call to say a boy had fallen into the lagoon about a third of a mile from the Newtown gate," said Matt.
"He had gone under and been under for some time because by the time they got him out he was unconscious and not breathing.
"When I got there someone had managed to get him out and get him breathing again so I drove him to the nearest gate for the waiting ambulances."
An air ambulance crew was waiting for the boy at the gate as the ranger drove him and his mother there.
Matt said: "The boy was awake and crying by this point which is a good sign, but his mother was verging on hysterical."
He was taken to Walsgrave Hospital, in Coventry, where doctors assessed his injuries and released him shortly after.
Police said he was recovering at home and "safe and doing well".
A police spokeswoman said officers were also called to the scene at about 7.20pm.
She said: "Officers were called to the reservoir after a child, who was playing on rocks near the waters's edge, slipped and fell into the water.
"He was taken to Coventry hospital and discharged the same day. He is safe and he's doing well."
If you were at the scene or know the youngster involved call the Leicester Mercury newsdesk on 0116 222 4243, or e-mail:
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