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Girl involved in ‘medical incident’ at Great Falls water park is now home

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GREAT FALLS – An 11-year-old girl involved in a “medical incident” at Electric City Water Park on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, is now home and continuing her recovery.

It happened at approximately 4:46 p.m. City employees and medical personnel on site administered first aid, and Great Falls EMS and the Great Falls Fire Department responded to the incident.

The girl was taken by ambulance to Benefis Health System for medical treatment and later transferred to a hospital in Kalispell.

According to a GiveSendGo page created to help the family:

Piper had slid down the slide and another child (possibly more, we’re not sure yet) landed on top of her and remained underwater. It is believed she was underwater for 1 to 2 minutes. She was rescued from the pool, CPR was performed and all attempts at resuscitation were made.

Nicole Tangen, Piper’s mother, told KRTV this week that her daughter is now home and “making great progress on the road to recovery!”

She said the first night was very frightening for the family and the days that followed were filled with amazement at Piper’s incredible resilience.

Tangen expressed her gratitude for the “tremendous response” from the community, saying she was “overwhelmed and touched” and couldn’t be more grateful.

She also wanted to publicly thank Kaleigh Pond and Riley Rustvold, whom she described as “the incredible, selfless heroes who pulled my daughter out of the pool.”

Tangen also praised Angela S., the “brave Mercy Flight nurse who gave my daughter life-saving CPR. Without you three, I would be writing a very different message.”

Girl seriously injured in water park incident

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