Computer alert for drowning girl

A 10-year-old girl has been saved from drowning by a computer system designed to raise the alarm when swimmers get into difficulties.
The girl, from Rochdale, was at the deep end of the pool in Bangor, north Wales, when she sank to the bottom. The £65,000 system, called Poseidon, detected her on the pool floor and sounded the alarm. A lifeguard pulled her out and she recovered in hospital.
It is thought to be the first such rescue in the UK. ...more