12-Year-Old Tamika Pulls 14-Year-Old Friend From Sea After Seizure at Abergele Beach
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 16
12-Year-Old Tamika Pulls 14-Year-Old Friend From Sea After Seizure at Abergele Beach
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 16
Summary
Pensarn beach in Abergele nearly turned fatal on 28 May when 14-year-old Sofia-Ann had a seizure in the sea and 12-year-old Tamika dragged her ashore by her hair.
Sofia-Ann was initially unresponsive and taken by ambulance to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, where water was drained from her lungs; she later recovered after more seizures in transit.
Coastguard teams from Rhyl and Llandudno, North Wales Police and the Welsh Ambulance Service responded after reports that three teenagers had been cut off by the tide during the heatwave.
Sofia-Ann's mother said Tamika had put herself in danger and likely saved her daughter's life, while the cause of the seizures is still being investigated.