A mum gave birth to a baby girl in the swimming pool at Butlins in Skegness when she unexpectedly went into labour.
Staff at the holiday park delivered the baby girl, who was not due to be born for another six weeks.
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The woman's contractions began while she was visiting the Splash Waterworld pool in the resort and her baby was born before ambulance had arrived, according to reports in LincolnshireLive..
Chris Baron, resort director at ButlinsSkegness, thanked his staff for their quick-thinking action.
He said: "It's a bit of a surprise.
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"The staff were superb - it's something we don't include in our training package.
"They responded fantastically and kept everyone calm and the baby was born safely.
"The mum wasn't expecting it.
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"I always thought nothing can surprise me - but you never fail to find something new.
"This is the first time it has happened in 28 years. It's good to know we have such good people working here who can cope with anything.
"I hear that they are both well and have gone to be checked out [at hospital]."
A holidaymaker, who was at Splash Waterworld when the shock birth took place, told LincolnshireLive: "We came down to the changing rooms and there was a lot of people running about and something was going on.
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"Staff were running in and out with towels.
"People said that a baby had been born. From what I understand it was a quick birth.
"I presume it was a good birth as people were laughing, joking and shaking hands.
"It's amazing and really good they have done this.
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"I wish the family all the best.
"It's not every day that you go to the swimming pool and that happens."
A spokesperson for East Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 1.44pm to an incident at Butlin's in Skegness.
"The caller reported a patient who was in labour. We sent a double-crewed ambulance.
"Two patients were taken to Boston Pilgrim Hospital for further care."
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