Report: Most children who drown are supervised

[Bombardier]

(CNN) -- As 30 revelers enjoyed a pool party, 7-year-old Paolo Ayala sank to his death. At least two hours passed before anyone noticed his absence, and a cloudy pool meant two days would elapse before anyone would see his body at the bottom of the pool.

The June 2002 death grieved the tony Los Angeles suburb where it occurred, and it shocked many who wondered how a child could drown with so many people present.

But recent research from the National SAFE KIDS Campaign shows that nearly 9 out of 10 children between ages 1 and 14 who drowned were under supervision when they died. The study defined supervision as being in someone's care, not necessarily in direct line of sight.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/05/27/drowning/index.html

[Redneck4sure]

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(CNN) -- As 30 revelers enjoyed a pool party, 7-year-old Paolo Ayala sank to his death. At least two hours passed before anyone noticed his absence, and a cloudy pool meant two days would elapse before anyone would see his body at the bottom of the pool.

I don't get it. They noticed he was missing, couldn't see the bottom of the pool, and yet it didn't occur to them he may be there?

How deep was the pool such that you couldn't see him if the water was a little cloudy? It must have been pretty yucky water.

[Bombardier]

One should never go swimming in cloudy water. That's a big danger right there.

There is really no excuse for your swimming pool water to be cloudy.

People need to drain and clean their pools more often.

[Redneck4sure]

If it was a bunch of rednecks I would understand. They will go swimmin in a cesspool. :psychofun:

[Bombardier]

They will go swimmin in a cesspool.

ugh

:sick: :sick: :sick: thumbsdown

:rolleyes:

[desdemona]

that just amazes me, my daughter's 16, I still look to see where she is in the water, just out of habit, if this poor child fell in, it's sad no one started looking for him for 2 hours, I remember I really didn't relax til my child was in bed, then I knew I didn't have to keep checking on her. there's good parents and there's bad parents. "teach your children well" csn&y ;)

[Redneck4sure]

I don't think he fell in. It was a pool party with 30 ppl. He just slipped under and didn't come back up and no one noticed. :(

[desdemona]

that IS neglect.

[Bombardier]

that IS neglect.

indeed it is

:(

[CTC Command]

that just amazes me, my daughter's 16, I still look to see where she is in the water, just out of habit, if this poor child fell in, it's sad no one started looking for him for 2 hours, I remember I really didn't relax til my child was in bed, then I knew I didn't have to keep checking on her. there's good parents and there's bad parents. "teach your children well" csn&y ;)

I have been bringing my son to swimming lessons for two years; he's almost 5 now. There is just too much water around here; ponds, rivers, reservoirs, the Atlantic Ocean, for a kid not to know how to swim. But I don't think that I could ever have any peace of mind if I owned a swimming pool...most bad dreams I have involve something happening to him--I could never live with myself if sonmething ever did.

I feel bad for this kid, he'd be what, 9 now? I have to wonder how the hell his idiot parents find their way out of the house in the morning.

[Redneck4sure]

When our son was growing up, he never went in water that either my wife or I or both were not there. I don't believe there was even 1 time when that was not true. And by "there" I don't mean on the property. I mean right there watching him. You can't depend on other ppl when there is a crowd around. It is a damn shame.

[Redneck4sure]

here is a pic of us at the pool. :)