An 18-year-old lifeguard helped save a young girl's life after she suffered a cardiac event while swimming at the City of Sierra Vista's pool last week.

Nathan Gluck was off duty when he noticed the swimmer in distress between lanes two and three at the Cove, Sierra Vista's aquatic center. Working alongside a former firefighter, Gluck assisted in life-saving CPR that restored the girl's heartbeat and breathing.

"We just like went to worst case scenario," Gluck said.

For Gluck, this was his first real emergency as a lifeguard.

"I've honestly never, like made a save. I've never jumped in the water like nothing has ever happened here. To be honest, I just kind of show up every day, like hoping nothing like that happens, because it's really bad," he said.

When the pair reached the swimmer

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