Man saves four -year -old boy from Donaukanal – Diepresse.com
At lunchtime, the boy drove in the water on Thursday afternoon. The parents only reported to the police in the evening.
A man recovered a four -year -old boys from the Vienna Danube Canal with his boat and started resuscitation measures after passers -by saw the child on Thursday afternoon motionless on the height of the Augarten Bridge. The four -year -old was cared for and brought to a hospital where his condition stabilized, the police said on Friday by broadcast. The mother was reported for suspicion of neglect.
When the four -year -old was found, he was already very hypotherized, unconscious and stopped breathing, as police spokeswoman Anna Gutt explained. He was still in the hospital on Friday. After the incident, the child was in shock, but was again responsive and could name his first name. How long the boy was in the water or where the parents had lost it was not known.
Parents only reported to the police in the evening
Due to the lack of knowledge of German, the search for the police for the parents turned out to be difficult. They only reported to their son at 9:00 p.m. at a police inspection in Vienna-Brigittenau. They stated that the mother was walking with the child and could no longer find the four -year -old. At first they said according to Gutt that the son had only been for two hours. When the officials said the son was already found on lunch, the parents are said to have meant that they had looked for their child and were agitated.
Child and youth welfare informed
The 42-year-old mother (unclear) was reported because the four-year-old was in her care at the time of the incident. According to the police, the father was run as a witness. There was no questioning on Friday afternoon, said Gutt.
In addition, child and youth welfare (MA 11) of the city of Vienna was informed of the incident. Ingrid Pöschmann, spokeswoman for MA 11, said that there is currently a risk clarification with the parents. It is not only about whether the four -year -old comes back to the family after the hospital stay, but also whether the second child of the couple can stay with the family or who is accommodated in a crisis center. Experts would carry out a risk assessment. Since Thursday, child and youth welfare has also been in exchange and contacts for the hospital with the hospital.
According to Pöschmann, the family was already known: According to Pöschmann, the child and youth welfare supported them due to an illness of a parent with educational advice and outpatient care. (APA)
