Warmer temperatures this week means more activity on area lakes and pools for Spring Break. NBC 5's Alanna Quillen has the details about how to keep children…
With spring break underway and warmer weather expected on Tuesday and Wednesday, that means busier lakes and pools across North Texas.recommend that families assign a trusted adult to rotate"water watching" shifts with
"I think another thing that parents don't realize is that drowning is completely silent,” said Jennifer Pewitt, Associate Vice President of Aquatics at the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas. “So you have this idea in parenthood, that you're going to hear your child if they need you. And that's true if you are at a playground, right? You're going to hear the crash or the fall or the cry. But when a child slips below the surface of the water, its totally silent.
The CDC says drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. Unlike other types of accidents, drowning is silent and can happen within seconds. Last year, 87 children drowned in Texas alone. Visibility is poor at most North Texas lakes, which can make it difficult to know if anyone has slipped below the surface.
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