On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Squamish RCMP received information regarding a child who had fallen from the Porteau Cove dock into the water.
Squamish RCMP were able to determine an 18 month old girl had slipped through a railing from one of the upper decks and was rescued by a bystander.
BC Ambulance and Lions Bay Fire Department attended and the child was transported to a waiting Air Ambulance.
She was flown to BC Children’s Hospital and is in stable condition.
“Squamish RCMP are looking to speak to any witnesses that were there today and saw the event unfold,” said Corporal Sascha Banks.
“We have yet to identify the man who rescued the girl from the water, but I have no doubt that he was that little girl’s guardian angel.”
Police will be speaking with BC Parks to see if anything can be done in the future to prevent similar incidents from happening.
Many thanks to the bystander your a good man.