C & G NEWSPAPERS GROSSE POINTE/MACOMB COUNTY SPECIAL EDITION • JULY 5, 2023
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Macomb Township 2-year-old saved from drowning BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — Tragedy turned to triumph for one Macomb Township family after fast action from Macomb County Sheriff ’s deputies, Macomb Township firefighters and hospital staff saved 2-yearold Mira Lateef from drowning in an above-ground pool. It all began on the morning of June 3. Saif and Hanan, Mira’s father and mother, were going about their morning when Hanan noticed something was off. “She was eating peacefully and watching cartoons, and one or two minutes after that, I get this feeling there’s something wrong,” Hanan said. It was too quiet around the house and, after what seemed like less than a minute of searching, Hanan found Mira floating in the backyard pool. “She was blue, no heartbeat, something white coming out from her mouth,” Hanan said, recounting Mira’s condition upon retrieving her from the pool.
ABOVE: Saif Lateef, Hanan Lateef and daughter Mira Lateef visited the Macomb County Jail on June 8 for a reunion with first responders after Mira was saved from drowning on June 3. LEFT: Saif Lateef hugs Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jonathan Potocki, one of the first responders who helped save the life of his daughter, Mira, on June 3.
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