Bournemouth Laguna Hotel: Rochford woman saves woman's life

Foster carer Tracey Crosby, from Rochford, was on holiday at Bournemouth’s Laguna Hotel with her sister, Sharon Taylor-Eve, and mum Rosemary Davis, on Sunday when she heard children in the pool screaming.

Tracey, 56, didn’t hesitate to dive into the pool and pull the woman out of the water to safety.

Her sister, Sharon, 61, then began giving the woman CPR before Tracey put her in the recovery position until an ambulance arrived.

Sisters - (L to R) Tracey and Sharon (Image: Sharon Taylor-Eve)

According to Sharon, the woman’s husband later told the family “if she had been left in the pool any longer she would have died”.

Sharon said: “Tracey, my mum and I were sat outside the swimming pool area where we suddenly heard children screaming: ‘Mummy is dead, mummy is dead.’

“Without hesitation, Tracey ran and jumped into the pool area to turn the unconscious woman over and push her to the edge of the pool.

“A man and I lifted the woman out of the water and began to do compressions to bring the water up and get her breathing.

“Tracey then put the woman into the recovery position and fortunately, the emergency services, who had been called, turned up quickly to take the woman to hospital.

“We managed to catch up with the husband later that day, and he said another minute would have resulted in her not making it.

“I am so proud of my sister. Tracey was really brave and was a real hero.

“We are all very proud of her.”

Tracey insisted her actions were far from heroic, adding that she simply did what she knew she had to in the moment.

She said: “If you see someone in trouble, you instantly jump to it because it is human nature.

“You do not think twice, hence why I quickly jumped in and brought her to safety.

“I am really proud of myself but at the end of the day, you do what you have got to do.”

During the incident, mum Rosemary, stayed outside the pool with the woman’s children to comfort and reassure them.