Teen lifeguards save life of drowning toddler in Clarksville

Two teenaged Clarksville lifeguards are being credited and honored for saving the life of a three-year-old girl who nearly drowned in the Clarksville Country Club swimming pool.

Ethan Hester, 19, said he was having a light work day on Tuesday, June 10 at the pool where he had spent his third summer serving as a lifeguard from his college break at UT Knoxville.

At about 6 p.m. he was “on stands” during his shift and noticed several young children huddled in an area where he spotted something submerged in the water…

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