‘NOT ON MY WATCH’

Drowning injuries and fatalities are so commonplace that the stories could fill up whole newspapers.

The CDC estimates that about 10 people die from drowning in the U.S. every day.

Children ages 1 through 4 have the highest drowning rates and most of those drownings happen in home swimming pools. Drowning events are real, tragic, frequently preventable,and much more than just statistics.

There are measures that service technicians can take to promote drowning awareness.

Speak to parents about removing toys and other temptations from the pool area.Encourage parents to learn about the layers of protection:pool covers, gates and alarms. Remind parents there is no substitution for total supervision around the pool area.

Service professionals are in peoples’ backyards every day, and in a unique position to point out danger areas, but may not do so unless the drowning problem is brought home to them.

To that end, the following is a description of just some of the drowning incidents that have recently occurred.

Goodyear, August –

A 5-year-old boy day after being pulled from pool.

Long Island, York, August –

5-year-old Mason Hammil was found by his mother pool. He was dead the following

Portland, August –

A girl of unknown age drowned in the Montavilla Outdoor Pool. Lifeguards were duty when it happened.

Florida, 27 –

year-old boy drowned in a pool.

Flagler County, Florida, September 3 –

A 19-month-old drowned in the pool of a house where his family was staying there home

Austin, Texas, September 3 –

child drowned in a neighborhood other details provided.

Chichester Township, Pennsylvania, September 3 –

A 2-year-old boy was attending a family gathering he slipped the attention of members and drowned in an ground pool.

Arizona, 9 –

A2-year-old boy was pulled from a pool and died at the hospital.

Nashville, September –

A 4-year- while attending a birthday party whenhe into the pool, by others.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, September 11 –

12 a water park that was closed the season. A staff member found thing the morning.

the pool.

Lawrence County, Ohio, September 13 –

3-year- reported missing her mother she front door was found in above ground pool half mile from her home. She died hospital.