Officials said a teenager was taken to hospital Wednesday afternoon, after she was pulled from a city pool.
The City of Edmonton told CTV News that at about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, a 16-year-old female student from Eastglen School was pulled from the pool at the Eastglen Leisure Centre located at 114 Avenue and 68 Street.
A spokesperson said she was in the pool as part of a planned school activity, the Edmonton Public School Board said it was part of a Physical Education class.
An Edmonton Public Schools spokesperson said the girl’s classmate noticed she wasn’t surfacing during an underwater hockey-type game, the classmate grabbed the unconscious girl and helped pull her from the water.
Lifeguards acted quickly, performing CPR until she was revived and speaking – she was taken to the Stollery Children’s Hospital.
Alberta Health Services said the girl was in serious, but stable condition when she was taken to hospital.
With files from Danelle Boivin
