Father dived into pool to help Michaela-Clare Gonda, who was born with a heart condition
Staff at a Dublin sports complex were unable to use a defibrillator in their effort to revive a nine-year-old girl who had suffered a cardiac episode because the machine’s battery was running low, an inquest has heard.
Her parents Michael and Yvonne Gonda, who relocated to Tallaght from the Philippines in 2000, were chatting on a bench beside the pool as Michaela-Clare prepared for her third swimming class.He said a minute or so passed when he noticed Michaela had not been back to talk to them.Michaela was taken from the water and staff began chest compressions. A defibrillator was retrieved but could not be used because the battery was low, the court heard. Emergency services were called at 7.
Michaela was taken to Crumlin Children’s Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after 8pm. A postmortem found substantial damage to her heart muscle.
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