A Darlington grandmother who says she "died for 15 minutes" after jumping into a lake to save her granddaughter's puppy has praised the emergency services and stranger who saved her life.

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Karen Maitchell, 66, from Darlington, was walking both her dog and granddaughter’s dog when the incident happened :: She is ...

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Karen Maitchell, 66, suffered cardiac arrest after being pulled from the water during a South Park lake incident in ...