Pool Accidents

Arlington Girls Drowns, Florida Leads Nation in Child Drownings

By Eddie Farah on June 14, 2008 - No comments

These are the sorts of stories we hear far too many of in the summer.

This weekend a six-year-old girl drowned at a pool party in the Arlington section of Jacksonville. About a half dozen children were in the pool, which the sheriff’s office reports was “cloudy”.

The girl went under the surface and none of the adults at the home saw her. When they finally did, one person tried to resuscitate the girl but she was pronounced dead after being taken to Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

Unfortunately, Florida leads the nation in young children who drown in swimming pools. Most of the time it happens in the back yard. Most of the children are under the age of five.

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