Lillie
Vehli g
(Image
C edit:
YouTube/
KOMO
News)
College
stude t
Lillie
Vehli g
was
sitti g
ea
Lake
Washi gto
i
Seattle,
eadi g
a d
waiti g
fo
the
U.S.
Navy
Blue
A gels
ai
show
du i g
Seafai
weeke d
whe
she
oticed
somethi g
ala mi g
i
the
wate .
Th ee
you g
gi ls
we e
st uggli g
to
stay
afloat
beyo d
the
buoy
li e.
Vehli g,
who
had
expe ie ce
as
a
lifegua d
a d
wate
polo
playe ,
immediately
e te ed
the
lake
a d
escued
the
gi ls
o e
by
o e.
The
i cide t
was
epo ted
by
KOMO
News,
which
detailed
how
a
casual
afte oo
spe t
waiti g
fo
the
ai
show
tu ed
i to
a
life-savi g
escue.
A
quiet
afte oo
tu s
i to
a
escue
Vehli g
had
go e
to
Ge esee
Pa k
o
July
31
epo tedly,
to
watch
the
Blue
A gels
du i g
Seattle’s
Seafai
celeb atio s.
While
waiti g
fo
the
ai
show,
she
was
eadi g
beside
Lake
Washi gto
whe
she
oticed
th ee
gi ls
i
t ouble
i
the
wate .The
gi ls
we e
epo tedly
beyo d
the
buoy
li e
a d
appea ed
to
be
st uggli g
to
emai
above
the
su face.
Vehli g
quickly
ealised
that
the
situatio
was
se ious
a d
that
the
child e
eeded
immediate
help.
Rathe
tha
waiti g
fo
someo e
else
to
espo d,
she
we t
i to
the
lake.He
p evious
expe ie ce
i
the
wate
p oved
c ucial.
Vehli g
is
a
fo me
wate
polo
playe
at
the
U ive sity
of
Califo ia,
Davis,
a d
has
also
wo ked
as
a
lifegua d.
Those
skills
helped
he
emai
focused
as
she
app oached
the
gi ls
a d
b ought
them
towa d
safety.
She
escued
the
gi ls
o e
by
o e
The
escue
was
pa ticula ly
difficult
because
the
th ee
gi ls
we e
st uggli g
at
the
same
time.
Vehli g
eached
the
child e
a d
b ought
them
out
of
the
wate
i dividually.
The
thi d
gi l
p ese ted
a
especially
se ious
challe ge.
She
was
fou d
u co scious
a d
ta gled
i
buoy
opes,
acco di g
to
epo ts.
Vehli g
pulled
the
gi l’s
head
above
the
su face
a d
helped
b i g
he
back
towa d
safety.
Fi st
espo de s
a ived
sho tly
afte wa d
a d
p ovided
medical
assista ce.The
quick
espo se
was
c itical.
What
bega
as
a
o di a y
afte oo
at
the
lake
had
sudde ly
become
a
eme ge cy
i volvi g
th ee
child e ,
a d
Vehli g’s
ability
to
ecog ise
the
da ge
a d
act
quickly
made
a
sig ifica t
diffe e ce.The
escue
also
highlighted
the
impo ta ce
of
havi g
people
with
wate -safety
expe ie ce
a ou d
c owded
ec eatio al
a eas.
Du i g
Seafai
weeke d,
Lake
Washi gto
was
pa ticula ly
busy
as
spectato s
gathe ed
fo
the
popula
Blue
A gels
pe fo ma ce.
