A sad, shocking news came to a family in Midvale, Utah when 2 year old Suzie Suhaka, was found faced down in the water on their family pool at around 7 pm on Monday. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but did not survive.
According to the police reports, her family was right beside her when he life support was taken from her at the Primary children's hospital.
As per reports from KSL, the investigators said that the child appeared to snuck back outside of the house after her family played in the pool that evening.
Because of this incident, Lt. Lex Bell from the Unified Police Department, reminded parents to be vigilant when swimming or wading in the water. Some of the safety rules in the water includes the following:
For Toddlers ages 1-4, make sure your toilets seats in the toilets are kept closed. Doors are also to be closed always in bathrooms and the laundry rooms.
It is crucial to know that babies could drown in as little as a 1 inch water, so never ever leave you child unattended. Even in a bigger swimming area, if the kid is a bit grown and can already understand simple instruction, tell them not to go anywhere near the water if there is no adult in sight. One does not simply trust a floating device for your child's water safety.
As for swimming with bigger kids, private pools, must have a latching gate around them. Ladders should be kept away from the above ground pools if not in use, to keep children from climbing them on their own. For safety reasons, empty all containers, buckets, tubs and wading pools every after use.
When swimming in public pools, do not assume that the lifeguard will be watching your child. It is best to have a look out on your own children. Teach them or enroll them in swimming classes that they may know how to tread water, and do learn CPR. It is the first aid for drowning casualties that could help save a life.
For more pool safety guidelines, you can visit Swimmingpool.com. Here's also another video for water safety guideline:
