Boy drowns hours after he gets out of pool
Posted June 6th, 2008 by minortopics | via www.msnbc.msn.comA 10 year old boy experienced a very rare and tragic death when, hours after he had gone swimming, he drowned from an occurance called “dry drowning”. Apparently, the lungs fill up with water at some point and slowly causes a lack of oxygen. Tiredness, behavior changes and difficulty breathing.
On Sunday, Jackson had taken her son, Johnny, to a pool near their home in Goose Creek, S.C. It was the first time he’d ever gone swimming — and, tragically, it would be his last.
At some point during his swim, Johnny got some water in his lungs. He didn’t show any immediate signs of respiratory distress, but the boy had an accident in the pool and soiled himself. Still, Johnny, his sister and their mother walked home together.
“We physically walked home. He walked with me,” Jackson said, still trying to understand how her son could have died. “I bathed him, and he told me that he was sleepy.”