00:01The inquest into the death of Cyrus on December 3, 2022 here at the Wakery Swimming Pool began
00:08yesterday and today Deputy State Coroner Darren Evans received a walkthrough of the events that
00:13led up to Cyrus's death. Now we know he attended this swimming pool on December 3, 2022 with a
00:19large group of his family including aunts and a large number of his siblings. He then went into
00:24the water with those siblings and was supervised during that time. He and the family exited the
00:29pool and when his aunt went to go get some food from the canteen area at some point in
00:35that half hour period he then re-entered the pool without anyone knowing. He was next seen
00:39by a 17 year old lifeguard who had two weeks on the job. He was face down and sinking at
00:45the time. She asked a group of nearby boys whether they knew him, whether they were friends and
00:50whether he was okay. They responded saying he was probably faking or pretending. She then
00:57grew concerned and then asked another lifeguard who said she should jump into the pool. She
01:02took off her shoes and belt which went against her training then jumping into the pool to retrieve
01:06Cyrus. CPR was performed and paramedics were called and he was then taken to Wakery Hospital
01:13where he died a short time later. It's important to note that yesterday we found out she went into shock
01:19in the aftermath of this when CPR was performed but also the parent supervision of Cyrus and the response
01:26by paramedics is not under investigation by this inquest. Submissions will continue over the coming days.
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