Woman saves baby after pushchair rolled into canal
A woman helped to save a baby's life by jumping into a canal after a pushchair rolled into the water.
Lisa Peck said she and her husband had been walking near Leicester's Grand Union Canal on Tuesday when they stopped to talk to a mother whose toddler wanted to stroke their dogs.Ms Peck followed and the pair lifted it to the surface while treading water.Mrs Peck, from Aylestone, said she was walking home with her husband Barry after meeting him at work in Leicester when they saw the woman feeding ducks with her daughter, who looked about two.
She said they managed to bring the pushchair to the surface but it went under again, which is when she knew there was definitely a baby inside and "the panic kicked in".Ms Peck and the mother managed to bring the pushchair to the surface again and Mr Peck got hold of its handle. She said: "Because of the weight, he could not lift it out then everyone was there all-of-a-sudden helping - they helped pull the pushchair out."Mrs Peck, who co-owns a company with her husband, said: "It was just a freak accident that could have happened to anyone."
Mrs Peck said her husband had been told by the hospital that the baby - who she described as "grey" after the rescue - was doing OK.It said: "The caller reported a medical emergency. We sent a paramedic in a fast response car and two crewed ambulances.Follow BBC East Midlands on
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