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Perth father awarded Royal Life Saving WA Bravery Award for rescuing toddler in Broome pool

Sandy Spratt, 25, received a Royal Life Saving WA Bravery Award for pulling his three-year-old daughter from a Broome pool and performing CPR in August 2025. He is using the recognition to urge people to learn first aid.

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Image: ABC News (Australia)
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Mixed · 2Sandy Spratt, a 25-year-old Perth father of two young daughters, received a Royal Life Saving WA Bravery Award for rescuing his three-year-old daughter, Adaleena, from a backyard pool in Broome. Mixed · 2The incident happened in August 2025, when Spratt was visiting a family member's home in Broome, about 2,080 kilometres north of Perth, while his daughters played near a gated pool. Mixed · 2He noticed the girls' laughter had suddenly stopped, ran to the pool and found Adaleena unconscious and floating face down in the water.

Mixed · 2Spratt immediately performed CPR, and Adaleena regained consciousness before paramedics arrived; she spent time in Broome Hospital and made a full recovery. Mixed · 2Spratt said he had completed first aid training through a past job, which he credited with saving his daughter's life, and that he "already knew what to do without even thinking about it". Mixed · 2He was one of 84 West Australians recognised at the 2026 awards, held on Friday 9 October.

Mixed · 2Royal Life Saving WA chief executive Peter Leaversuch said those recognised had shown bravery and quick thinking, and that lifesaving skills are not only for professional lifesavers or emergency responders. Mixed · 2The organisation said holidays and unfamiliar aquatic environments can present unexpected risks, making supervision especially important around water. Mixed · 2Spratt is using the recognition to encourage others to complete a first aid course, saying such a course "really does save lives and is worth every bit".

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Left1 outlet

Framing
ABC News (Australia) reports the award as a straightforward human-interest story, led by the father's rescue and his first aid message.
Emphasis
The rescue sequence, Spratt's quotes and the Royal Life Saving WA water-safety message.
Leaves out or plays down
Little beyond the award body's own statements; no independent water-safety data.
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“Sandy Spratt is using the recognition to encourage others to complete a first aid course.” — ABC News (Australia)

Centre1 outlet

Framing
The Times of India's world desk rewrites the ABC report, attributing to it directly, with added explanatory sections on pool risks during holidays.
Emphasis
Preparedness, supervision around gated pools and the value of first aid training.
Leaves out or plays down
No original reporting beyond the ABC article; adds general advice not attributed to a named source.
Charged language
“life-threatening emergency”“devastating family tragedy”
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“According to the ABC News report by Natasha Clark, his daughter regained consciousness before paramedics arrived.” — The Times of India
“turning what could have been a devastating family tragedy into a story about the importance of recognising an emergency” — The Times of India

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