Child rescued after teen spots drowning 4-year-old at Colorado pool

Editor's note: The Larkspur Fire Protection District provided further details on the incident the following day, stating there was no lifeguard at the pool and providing an update on the girl's age.

The sharp eyes of a 16-year-old girl may have saved the life of a young child in a pool at a Colorado camp-resort on Friday.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the teen was at Jellystone Park Larkspur when she spotted a 4-year-old at the bottom of the pool. Initially, they reported that she alerted the lifeguards, who jumped in and pulled the child out. However, the Larkspur Fire Protection District said that pool is not monitored by a lifeguard and it was the teen, along with another child, who pulled the 4-year-old from the water.

The sheriff's office said two doctors visiting the resort performed CPR on the boy, who was breathing by the time Larkspur firefighters arrived. The sheriff's office says the child was conscious and alert when he was taken to a hospital for evaluation.