Lifeguard Shares One Mistake Parents Should Never Make Before Taking Children Swimming

Lifeguard shares one mistake parents should never make before taking children swimming

A lifeguard has shared one way parents can help to keep their children safe while swimming at the pool or at the beach, and you need to think about it before your kids get in the water

Drowning Does Not Look Like It Does On TV - Videos from The Weather Channel

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children from 1 to 4 years old, and it takes the lives of 4,000 Americans each year, according to the CDC. But drowning does not look like what you may have seen on television. So we sought out an expert on the subject: Dr. Meghan Martin is a pediatric emergency physician in Pinellas County, Florida, where she’s seen hundreds of kids who’ve survived or died in drowning incidents. Watch this video where …

23-month-old girl dies after drowning in a pool in Galveston, police say

GALVESTON, Texas (KIAH) -- Police are investigating the drowning death of a 1-year-old baby in a pool at a Galveston home. The incident happened on Thursday around 6 p.m., when Galveston police officers responded to a home on Colony Park Circle. Officers and first responders said they found the caretaker giving lifesaving efforts to a 23-month-old girl. The child was taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital in Galveston. The girl…

Toddler dies after being found unresponsive in Galveston family's pool, police say

The girl was pulled from the family's pool by a caretaker. They tried to save her life, but she later died.

GALVESTON – A tragedy shook a family in Galveston on the afternoon of Thursday, May 22, when a girl as young as 23 months old was found unconscious in the pool of her home located in Colony Park Circle. According to the Galveston Police Department, officers responded to the emergency call around 6:00 p.m. Upon arrival, they found that the child’s caregiver had already initiated resuscitation exercises prior to the arrival of the paramedics. The …