During a family trip to the park, a two-year-old daughter fell into a fountain and is now struggling for her life.
When her family “for a few seconds” turned their backs, little Grace Lear vanished. She was later discovered in water.
When the tragedy occurred, Hannah, 30, had taken her children, Grace and Noah, to a nearby park to play with another friend’s kids.
Hannah said the group was briefly distracted when her husband Sam, 31, arrived and Grace slipped out of sight unnoticed.
Before another park-goer saw Grace in a fountain, they started shouting and searched Fishpond Park, Griffithstown, and Pontypool right away.
Hannah said: ‘At around 4.30pm, Grace’s dad arrived with our youngest boy Benjamin.
‘He brought him over to our little group and in the split few seconds our attention had been turned, Grace had disappeared.
‘She hadn’t even been missing a minute before we looked up to find her gone.
‘Our group ran in every direction of the park, calling her name and asking anyone we passed but to no avail.
‘I was just going back to the lawn we had been on and a gentleman shouted to call an ambulance.’
Before an ambulance arrived, the man and three other bystanders started performing CPR.
Hannah said: ‘Within 10 minutes they just about managed to get her back.
‘A minute or so after, the ambulances, police and the two helicopters arrived and every person began working hard on her and doing everything for her.’
Grace was transported to University Hospital of Wales before to being flown to Leicester for a heart and lung bypass.
Hannah said: ‘I can’t begin to tell you how terrified we’ve been and are as well as heartbroken.
‘Currently Grace is stable, but very very poorly.
‘She’s the sickest child on the ward which is why we’ve transferred to Leicester.
‘She’s on full life support and last night she had a heart and lung bypass.
‘We are quite literally taking it hour by hour with her.’
To assist the family while they remain by Grace’s bedside, a fundraising page has been setup.
Organiser Emily Ostler said: ‘I would really like to arrange some donations to make this extremely difficult situation a bit easier for the family.
‘The cost of transport, food, expenses, etc. will all add up.’
Hannah thanked all the well-wishers for their support, saying: ‘So many people have had such a concern for her and have shown how great a community Griffithstown is during this awful time.
‘The donations in a short space of time have been amazing and any donation however big or small is going to help Grace when she’s a little better.’