Archive for pool-safety

Disney resort boy dies after drowning in pool

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

A 13-year-old Springfield, Missouri, boy who was pulled from a swimming pool at Disney’s Pop resort last Sunday has died. Anthony Johnson was in critical condition for nearly 36 hours before passing away on Tuesday morning. Anthony was reportedly vacationing at his family from Missouri at the resort in Disney World when he start struggling ... read more »

4-year-old gets arm stuck in pool drain for an hour

Monday, June 11th, 2012

Brevard County Florida firefighters worked to rescue a 4-year-old girl from a public pool after she got her hand and most of her arm stuck in a pool drain yesterday. Firefighters took a two-pronged approach to rescuing the youngster. They split into two teams, one team worked to free the girls arm under water while ... read more »

CPSC releases 2010 ‘Summer Snapshot’ of child pool drownings

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Now that Labor Day has come and gone, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Home Safety Council have released statistics on child pool drownings between Memorial Day and Labor Day of 2010, a period when most drownings occur. Previous averages have shown approximately 200 deaths each year of children under 15 from drowning ... read more »