The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

A quick-acting relative saved a one-year-old child from drowning in Sisters on Sunday, April 8.

According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, at about 4:34 p.m. on Sunday, deputies assisted by medics from the Sisters-Camp Sherman fire department responded to a report of a possible drowning involving a 12-month-old child in the family swimming pool.

Upon arrival the child was conscious and breathing, after having received CPR from a relative. The child was transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend for observation.

Investigation revealed that the child had wandered out the back door of the residence during a family gathering and was discovered in the pool by a relative.