Originally Posted by
Jerry Peck
(bold is mine)
"This is
the eighth reported child drowning
this year in
Broward County.
From 2004 to 2007, the county had 31 drowning deaths of children 5 and under, according to the
Broward County Health Department."
At this rate, Broward County (where I lived for 20 years before moving up here) will hit 16 this year, that's half the TOTAL for the previous *3 years COMBINED*.
Yet, people STILL do not want proper child fences and/or alarms for their pools ... because *they look ugly* or are *too noisy*.
Yeah, .. okay, ... but, hey ... THEY SAVE LIVES when installed and used!
Police said several adults were at the one-story home in the 1800 block of Scott Street when the toddler fell into the pool. He was in the pool for about five minutes before someone saw him and called 911, Steele said.
"Nobody saw the child fall into the pool," Marino said.
A question I have is if no one saw the child fall into the pool, how do they know he was in the pool for about five minutes?
I would be curious to see if any fences or alarms were installed. I have always said that if someone is in my pool, I am in my pool.
I also wonder why the kid, at two years old, doesn't know how to swim.
At two months, little Marshall is on his way: