The kid was screaming help, and she was in a blind spot. All I saw was her on her stomach, leg in the air, in about a 1 foot of water.
I jump up, blow my whistle, lose my whistle because I trip and land in the water on my knees. I get up run over the kid, and pick her up out of the water.
The kid looks up at me smiling.
"Weren't you just yelling help??!!"
She gave me a weird look. I put the kid down, and walk back to my stand soaking wet.
The mother was standing right there w/ her kid. She wasn't the blind spot, there's a fountain in the baby pool that is.
Needless to say... parents are fucking idiots. She said help prolly three times before I got to her.
Yay for parenting.
Props for me for being a good lifeguard.
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