A toddler is lucky to be alive after a Good Samaritan saved the 22-month old girl from drowning at White Pine Beach last Friday.
According to Port Moody Police, at around 4:20 p.m. Aug. 26, an adult witnessed a young girl in distress in the water and pulled her out, performing CPR on the child on the beach. The mother of the child and at least one other family member were nearby at the time.
A BC Air Ambulance was dispatched to Sasamat Lake and took the girl to BC Children's Hospital, Kim said.
"She was crying," he added. "So that's a good sign."
Police had no update on the girl's condition at press time Tuesday.
Kim warned parents and caregivers that "even though you may be nearby and vigilant, things can happen very quickly."
THIEF BOOSTED CASH IN POMO
Port Moody Police are asking the public for help finding a man who robbed a local restaurant Monday.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 29, police said a man demanded money from the till at the Booster Juice on Capilano Drive, in the Suter Brook development. Staff complied with the robber's demands and the man made off with an unknown amount of cash.
Port Moody cops were called and searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect, according to spokesperson Const. Bill Kim.
Investigators are looking for a Caucasian man wearing a black hooded sweater, flat-brimmed baseball cap, sunglasses, bandana and dirty construction boots. The suspect was last seen on foot heading west towards the 200 block of Capilano Drive, Kim said.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Port Moody Police Department at 604-461-3456 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
