Marion County Fire District # 1 Firefighter / Paramedics were reunited with a near drowning victim. Three years ago MCFD # 1 responded to a reported drowning incident on Cordon road, when they arrived they found a toddler that had just been pulled from a swimming pool by her grandmother. Paramedic's performed life saving measures and transported the little girl to Salem Hospital. Through social media the victim's mother reached out to the life saving members of MCFD# 1 to say thank you. During their visit they brought home made jam as a token of thanks. Firefighter's and the family exchanged stories from the event and discussed the little girls complete recovery. The family states that now 4 y/o Lillian loves to swim, enjoys being around the water and has dreams of being on a swim team.

Marion County Fire District # 1 would like to remind our public to always watch children in or near the water, wear life jackets and always place fencing around pools and spas. from www.mcfd1.com