Toddler drowns in family friend's swimming pool in Zachary

I just saw that on the news.

People are stupid.

We see a lot of drownings out here due to the number of swimming pools. So sad really. Shocking how many people with pools that have children don't have a lock/fence around the pool.




Another thing....anytime you hear about a near drowning on the news with a child...know it's NOT a good thing. Most near drownings that come into the hospital...no good. The kids end up with severe brain damage and have lasting effects from it. There are places here(like nursing homes for children) where many of the children there are basically vegetables because of drownings, abuse, etc.



Toddlers are drawn to pools. The reflections off the water look sparkly to them. It just looks very inviting to them, so naturally they want to explore it. Parents need to think of a pool as a wild lion in their backyard and protect their child from it.




We recently had a toddler die at our hospital from a near drowning. Parents had left the child in the care of the older sibling(who was only 11). Think of the poor sibling now, they will forever be scarred by this. Parents should not have given such a responsibility to a child.

That is why you should sign your infant up for that swim/float survival class.

Stories like this make me sick. Who doesn't have a fence around there pool and who would let their kid go outside in a yard that had an unfenced pool? Everyone involved sounds trashy!

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What the frick is "house sitting" anyway??

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BTW....you really don't know what this is? It's a very common phrase.

Yet another reason I don't want a pool.

My nightmare.

We have a pool. I put hotel style locks on top of doors. By the time he gets those open he will be able to swim better than me.

Damn shame....my hometown too.