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Perth Now
02-07-2025
- Health
- Perth Now
‘The reality is that accidents happen quickly and quietly.'
Artificial intelligence monitoring a public pool has triggered a potentially lifesaving alert as a swimmer began to sink, unconscious, to the bottom of the water. The incident was caught on camera at Stirling Leisure in the northern Perth suburb of Inglewood, with the AI detecting the medical emergency immediately. Lifeguards were sent an urgent alert at the same time fellow swimmer Ofer Lefelman noticed something was wrong. 'When I realised he's in distress, I dove down, picked him up, put him on my shoulder, made sure his head was above the water,' he told 7NEWS. Lifeguards then helped get the struggling swimmer to the water's edge, where further help was waiting. 'They were very quick, very fast, they grabbed all the gear we needed,' lifeguard Cameron told 7NEWS. He believed it would have been 'a lot more stressful if I didn't have that initial alert'. 'That precious amount of seconds with the watch possibly saved him,' he said. The Lynxight system is a critical set of eyes operated by the City of Stirling to keep watch over the pool and swimmers. It is able to pinpoint a person in distress and send an alert via a smart watch with an exact GPS co-ordination. Lynxight can connect to standard security cameras, detect unusual water movement and track multiple swimmers at once. The Lynxight pool monitoring system triggered a potentially lifesaving alert at a pool in Perth. Credit: 7NEWS More than 300 people drown in Australia every year, and there were six drowning deaths and 8000 rescues at public pools in 2023 alone, Royal Life Saving Australia research shows. The AI technology is also used at Gould Adams Park Aquatic Centre in Queensland but it is hoped it will be rolled out at more pools across the country and help to save more lives. Royal Life Saving Society WA chief executive Peter Leaversuch said lifeguards have a challenging job watching lots of people in the water. 'The reality is that accidents happen quickly and quietly,' he said. 'To have a bit of technology that's watching is really powerful for not only the public but also the lifeguards.'
7NEWS
30-06-2025
- Health
- 7NEWS
AI pool monitoring system helps save life of swimmer suffering medical episode in the water
Artificial intelligence monitoring a public pool has triggered a potentially life-saving alert as a swimmer began to sink, unconscious, to the bottom of the water. The incident was caught on camera at Stirling Leisure in the northern Perth suburb of Inglewood, with the AI detecting the medical episode emergency immediately. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Incredible AI helps save swimmer in trouble at Perth pool. Lifeguards were sent an urgent alert at the same time fellow swimmer Ofer Lefelman noticed something was wrong. 'When I realised he's in distress, I dove down, picked him up, put him on my shoulder, made sure his head was above the water,' he told 7NEWS. Lifeguards then helped get the struggling swimmer to the water's edge, where further help was waiting. 'They were very quick, very fast, they grabbed all the gear we needed,' lifeguard Cameron told 7NEWS. He believed it would have been 'a lot more stressful if I didn't have that initial alert'. 'That precious amount of seconds with the watch possibly saved him,' he said. The Lynxight system is a critical set of eyes operated by the City of Stirling to keep watch over the pool and swimmers. It is able to pinpoint a person in distress and send an alert via a smart watch with an exact GPS co-ordination. Lynxight can connect to standard security cameras, detect unusual water movement and track multiple swimmers at once. More than 300 people drown in Australia every year, and there were six drowning deaths and 8000 rescues at public pools in 2023 alone, Royal Life Saving Australia research shows. The AI technology is also used at Gould Adams Park Aquatic Centre in Queensland but it is hoped it will be rolled out at more pools across the country and help to save more lives. Royal Life Saving Society WA chief executive Peter Leaversuch said lifeguards have a challenging job watching lots of people in the water. 'The reality is that accidents happen quickly and quietly,' he said. 'To have a bit of technology that's watching is really powerful for not only the public but also the lifeguards.' Stream free on
Perth Now
30-06-2025
- Health
- Perth Now
WATCH: AI helps save swimmer in trouble at Perth pool
Incredible artificial intelligence that watches over swimmers at a Perth pool has potentially helped save a life after alerting lifeguards to a man in danger. CCTV footage shows the moment a lap in the pool at Stirling Leisure in Inglewood became a fight for life. The swimmer suffers a medical episode and sinks below the surface. It is silent, but watching over the pool is amazing AI technology, which immediately detects the danger, sending lifeguards an urgent alert. At the same time, a fellow swimmer spots the swimmer in trouble, realising something is wrong. The footage shows fellow swimmer Ofer Lefelman diving to pull him out, as a lifeguard leaps into action. 'When I realised he's in distress, I dove down, picked him up, put him on my shoulder, made sure his head was above the water,' Mr Lefelman said. Ofer Lefelman witnessed the frightening incident. Credit: 7NEWS / 7NEWS A rescue team was on standby when the man was pulled out of the water. Lifeguard Cameron said as soon as he got an alert on his watch, he was able to see who was in trouble and where. 'That precious number of seconds, with the watch.. Possibly saved him,' he said. 'They were very quick - very fast, they grabbed all the gear we needed. 'I think it would have been a lot more stressful if I didn't have that initial alert.' The AI lifeguard is a critical set of eyes on the pool, with swimmers tracked by CCTV. The Lynxight system operated by the City of Stirling is able to pinpoint a person in distress, even if human lifeguards don't. Lynxight AI aquatic safety technology at Stirling Leisure in Inglewood. Credit: 7NEWS / 7NEWS It sends an alert to human lifeguards via a smartwatch with an exact GPS coordination. Royal Life Saving Society WA chief executive Peter Leaversuch said in drowning incidents, 'things can get critical very quickly'. 'This AI technology is just a fantastic tool that helps lifeguards to response quicker, and also its watching all the time,' he said.
