An inquest into the death of a nine-year-old-boy who drowned at the Waikerie Swimming Pool in 2022 has been adjourned.
The lifeguard who performed CPR on Cyrus John Buck told the inquest the defibrillator was not working and a bag valve mask was "broken".
The matter has been adjourned until December 9 following the emergence of new evidence.
Warning: This story contains details of a drowning death which some readers may find distressing
A coronial inquest into the drowning death of a nine-year-old boy at the Waikerie Swimming Pool in 2022 has been adjourned after the emergence of new evidence, including recordings from two separate Triple Zero (000) calls.
Cyrus John Buck died on December 3, 2022, after two lifeguards noticed him "facedown", sinking "approximately 50 centimetres" underneath the water at the deep end of the pool.
On what should have been the third and final day of the inquest, family members, including grandparents, were visibly upset in court when learning of the adjournment.
Lifeguard Hayley Collins was scheduled to give evidence as part of the inquest today, but will be given another month to prepare to respond to new evidence before next being called.
The counsel for Belgravia Health and Leisure, which manages and operates the Waikerie Swimming Pool, told the court Ms Collins would need time to review…
