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A 4-year-old child lost her life in a Texas City apartment complex drowning accident. First responders were called to the Terrances Apartments at about 9:00 p.m. on the night of the fatal incident. Official information about the fatal Texas City child drowning accident remains scant at this time. The significant uncertainty begins with the question of whether any adults were at the pool at the time the child entered the water and drowned. Typically, apartment complex swimming pools do not…

The Galveston Rodeway Inn off Broadway and near 61st Street was the scene of an incomprehensible tragedy sometime in the very early hours of May 4, 2022. A toddler and her mother were pronounced dead in a Galveston motel pool drowning accident. The facts surrounding the tragic deaths are sketchy at this time. An investigation is underway to ascertain how both a 3-year-old girl and her mother drowned in the motel pool. The Galveston motel pool drowning accident occurred at…

Summertime Safety and Apartment Swimming Pools With Memorial Day traditionally marking the start of summertime, a growing number of public pools are reopening across the country. These include thousands of pools across the United States serving apartment communities. As pools open, it behooves us all to take a moment to refresh ourselves on some important overall pool safety practices to best protect ourselves and our loved ones this summer. Protecting Against Apartment Pool Drowning An average of 3,500 people die…

Pool Safety and Your Children as Warm Weather Approaches With springtime approaching the summer months aren’t far behind. In many parts of the United States, Memorial Day in May marks the time at which swimming pools open for summertime fun. Of course, in 2020 there exists a sense of uncertainty about what will and will not happen in regard to recreational activities as a result of the COVID-19 virus. With that said, hoping that significant progress is made on controlling…

Emergency crews have been credited with saving the life of a two-year-old boy after he nearly drowned in a backyard pool in Providence, RI earlier this month. Firefighters had been called to the Providence home within a few minutes of the toddler being found, reports say. But nobody knew how long the boy had been in the water. When emergency services showed up, they found a young man standing in the street with the little boy in his arms. The…