Fountain fall: Grace home for third birthday after recovery

Grace was back home for her birthday on Wednesday

A girl who had a heart and lung bypass after she was found submerged in a fountain has celebrated her third birthday at home.

Grace, from Torfaen, was unconscious when she was rescued during a family day trip to Fishponds Park in Griffithstown on 12 July.

She was pulled from the water by a passer-by after she went missing when her parents' attention was diverted.

Grace was unconscious and not breathing when pulled from a fountain

Grace has been allowed home after time in hospitals in Leicester and Cardiff.

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Her parents were told she is lucky to have survived and say her recovery has been "miraculous".

Grace spent time at a specialist unit in Leicester

Her mother Hannah Lear had been warned children who had similar accidents to Grace often do not survive.

But she said: "Grace is doing absolutely amazing and she's thoroughly enjoying being back home with us and her brothers.