Council might toughen pool ordinance PORTAGE: New inflatable …
nwitimes.com, IN - 12 hours ago… They appear to be an alternative to the kiddie splash pool, but city officials are concerned that the newer types of inflatable swimming pools could pose as …
Deputies say toddler drowned while babysitter was visiting neighbor
10 News - MANATEE, Florida (AP) Manatee County authorities say an 18-month-old boy drowned when he climbed in an inflatable swimming pool. Sheriff officials say a babysitter went to visit a neighbor and left the boy unattended yesterday evening. His
News briefs from around Florida
Bradenton Herald - PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) - Four firefighters who were shopping for lunch at a local grocery store Thursday, wound up delivering a baby girl. The mother, whose name was not released, went into labor in a car parked in the store’s lot. Her due date was May
18-Month-Old Boy Drowns In Inflatable Swimming Pool
WFTV - MANATEE, Fla. — Manatee County authorities say an 18-month-old boy drowned when he climbed in an inflatable swimming pool. Sheriff officials say a babysitter went to visit a neighbor and left the boy unattended Thursday evening. The boy’s parents
News briefs from around Florida
WINK TV - NAPLES, Fla. (AP) _ Forget the gators, watch out for the hawks. At least a half dozen people have been attacked recently by aggressive Cooper’s hawks nesting in a fig tree on a street corner in a quite Naples neighborhood. Carol Olsen said she was
3-year-old drowns in Fort Pierce, police say
Palm Beach Interactive - Certified nursing assistant Eugenia Young said she heard her daughter calling for help and her neighbor banging on the door. When she saw the little boy lying next to an inflatable pool in the neighbor’s back yard, someone else was already attempting
Aqua-Leisure Industries recalls inflatable pool ladders for fall
WLS - Hazard: The plastic step support clips can be assembled upside down, causing the ladder steps to break under a user’s weight. Incidents/Injuries: Aqua-Leisure and CPSC are aware of nine incidents. There have been six reported injuries, including a
Coroner calls for new pool rules
CBC News - A Quebec coroner says there should be tighter regulations on swimming pools. Ren Charest studied the circumstances surrounding the drowning death of a teenage girl last summer who got her hair got caught in a pool filter. Charest made two
Water safety tips for an enjoyable wet summer
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - With Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer closing in, swimsuits can once again become the daily clothing of choice. Although summer is a time for relaxation and water fun, it is not a time for carelessness. To make sure the city is aware of
Government backs water survival
Thunder Bay Source - The provincial government is promoting water survival skills in Ontario with a grant of almost one million dollars. The McGuinty government has announced the one-time grant of nearly $936,000 for the Lifesaving Society’s Swim to Survive program
Bus service going well, set to expand, coordinator says
Shelbyville News - A large crowd of teachers, parents and students turned out at the Southwestern Consolidated Schools District Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday night to discuss forming a junior varsity soccer team for the fall of 2006. They were rewarded when the
Inflatable Pools Have High Drowning Risk
WTVM - They are growing in size and popularity, unfortunately so are the hazards. “They don’t have fences and they don’t have filtration systems or chemical processes,”says Brian Griffin, Columbus Aquatic Department. Many inflatable pools on the market are
Parents urged to supervise young swimmers
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - Sitting around the pool Thursday afternoon, relatives of a 3-year-old girl became concerned when they noticed her missing. The response they received from another child playing nearby probably floored them. “`Oh, she’s at the bottom of the pool
18-Month-Old Boy Drowns In Inflatable Swimming Pool
WFTV - MANATEE, Fla. — Manatee County authorities say an 18-month-old boy drowned when he climbed in an inflatable swimming pool. Sheriff officials say a babysitter went to visit a neighbor and left the boy unattended Thursday evening. The boy’s parents
Aqua-Leisure Industries recalls inflatable pool ladders for fall
WLS - Incidents/Injuries: Aqua-Leisure and CPSC are aware of nine incidents. There have been six reported injuries, including a concussion, a broken arm, fractured ribs and a wrist sprain. Description: The ladders were included with Aqua Leisure Simple
Inflatable Pools Have High Drowning Risk
WTVM - They are growing in size and popularity, unfortunately so are the hazards. “They don’t have fences and they don’t have filtration systems or chemical processes,”says Brian Griffin, Columbus Aquatic Department. Many inflatable pools on the market are
Government backs water survival
Thunder Bay Source - The provincial government is promoting water survival skills in Ontario with a grant of almost one million dollars. The McGuinty government has announced the one-time grant of nearly $936,000 for the Lifesaving Society’s Swim to Survive program
