‘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 prmote 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.
Polk County, Florida, May 21 —
A 5-year-old child was pronounced deceased after she was found unresponsive in the swimming pool when she got out of the Airbnb undetected.
——— Broward County, Florida, May 22 —
A 2-year-old child was pronounced deceased 4 days after she was found unresponsive in the swimming pool during a family gathering at the home.
——— Sarasota County, Florida, May 22 —
A 2-year-old child was pronounced deceased 8 days after he was found unresponsive in the family's swimming pool when he got out of the home undetected.
Macon, Georgia, May 22 —
A4-year-old boy died at the hospital after drowning in a home pool.
——— Marion County, Florida, May 23 —
A 2 1/ 2– year- old child was pronounced deceased after he fell into a swimming pool when he gained access to the pool area undetected.
——— Hesperia, California, May 24 —
2-year-old Lauryn Horta died after drowning in her home swimming pool.
——— Columbia Cty, Florida, May 24 —
A 3-year-old child was pronounced deceased after she was found unresponsive at the bottom of a swimming pool when the mother and child were attending a family gathering while at a relative's home.
——— Osceola County, Florida, May 24 —
A 1 1/ 2– year- old child was pronounced deceased 3 days after she was found unresponsive in the family's swimming pool when she got out of the home undetected while in the care of her grandparents.
——— Houston, Texas, May 25 —
2-year-old Annelise Camp is in critical condition while her family fights a brain death diagnosis after she drowned at a hotel swimming pool.
——— IndianRiverCty,Florida,May26—
A 1-year-old child was pronounced deceased after he was found unresponsive in the family's swimming pool when he got out of the home undetected.
——— Polk County, Florida, May 27 —
A 1 1/ 2– year- old child was pronounced deceased after he was found unresponsive in the hotel swimming pool after he wandered away while following his uncle to the hotel office.
——— Levy County, Florida, May 28 —
A 1 1/ 2– year- old child was pronounced deceased after she was found unresponsive in the family's swimming pool when she got out of the home undetected. The child and mother were previously swimming at which time she was wearing a life jacket; however, it was removed when they returned inside the residence.
——— McKinney, Texas, May 30 —
Achild drowned at theApex Centre, an aquatic fitness facility.
——— HillsboroughCty,Florida,May30—
A 2 1/ 2– year- old child was pronounced deceased after she was found unresponsive in the family's swimming pool when she got out of the home undetected.
——— Autauga Cty, Alabama, June 3 —
A teenage girl drowned in a swimming pool after consuming “a substantial amount of alcohol” that was brought to her house by a food delivery driver.
Warner Robins, Georgia, June 5 —
A 3-year-old girl drowned at Atrium Health Navicent at a private swim event.
Fort Pierce, Florida, June 7 —
A 2-year-old boy drowned in a home swimming pool that he accessed through a locked door to the backyard.
