This is the post that should have been done on 13 th July 2007
Whilst the tragedy of the situation is plainly apparent and I really feel for the parents, the reality of the situation is as follows:
If there is water around - children can drown! End of story!
If there is no pool fence or if the pool fence is in a state of 'disrepair' - children will get in and they will drown.
It's a no brainer people and when will you learn the consequences!
Baby drowns in townhouse pool
March 31 2007 at 09:04AM
A three-year-old girl drowned in a townhouse complex pool in western Johannesburg on Friday afternoon, Netcare 911 paramedics said. She was found floating in the pool around 3pm at the Shingwedzi Lodge townhouse complex in Theunis street, Weltevreden Park, said spokesperson Nick Dollman on Saturday.
"As with all drownings it is unclear how the tragedy occurred, but it is alleged that the child may have been missing for 10 to 20 minutes before being found. "She was pulled from the water and help was summoned. Firefighters and paramedics tried for 40 minutes to resuscitate her, but to no avail. Although there was a fence around the pool, Dollman said it was in bad repair. There was also no net covering the pool.
The child's mother was attended to by a Netcare 911 trauma councillor on the scene. - Sapa
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