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In 2012, 74 children died through drowning in the State of Texas. These tragic accidents took place in hot tubs, at pools, lakes, ponds, beaches, both on public and private property. There is no more terrible and devastating tragedy than losing a child, and when the death is the result of a negligent act, justice must be served. Children must be carefully watched when in any environment in which water is present. A young child can drown in only a…

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…

Just three weeks after a child nearly drowned at a South Carolina water park, another child was also rescued. Rescuers were called to Otter Creek Waterpark earlier this month after a two-year-old girl was found floating in the pool. The child, who was at the pool with a caregiver and a group of other children, was briefly left alone and the girl ran off to play in the shallow end of the pool with other kids. She went underwater and…

Eight-year-old Jesus Lara noticed a toddler in the water in his Plano apartment and assumed somebody trying to see how long they could go under water without breathing. But then he saw the bubbles stop rising and could immediately tell the toddler was not breathing. Although there were adults around the pool, none were in the water; a party was going on. He took a deep breath, went under water, retrieved him and yelled for his father. The toddler’s skin…

Reports say police are investigating the drowning death of an 8-year-old boy at a New Castle County home pool. Reports say Aiysir Bess was riding his bike in the back yard of the house when he crashed and fell into the pool. Bess, who had been visiting from Philadelphia, was pulled from the pool and was receiving CPR from those at the scene when paramedics arrived at the home. Although emergency crews continued the CPR and Bess was rushed to…