- Emergency services were called to a home in Roxby Downs at 7pm on Sunday
- Sadly the young child couldn’t be saved and was pronounced dead soon after
- Kidsafe’s chief executive said it’s important for parents to know first aid
- Children of that age should also be attending regular swimming lessons
A two-year-old boy has died in hospital after being found unconscious in a swimming pool.
Emergency services were called to a home in Roxby Downs, north of Adelaide, on Sunday around 7pm to find the toddler unresponsive.
The small child was rushed to hospital but died on Monday.
A two-year-old boy has died in hospital after being found unconscious in a swimming pool
Emergency services were called to a home in Roxby Downs, north of Adelaide, on Sunday around 7pm to find the toddler unresponsive
Kidsafe SA chief executive Holly Fitzgerald said most people don’t realise how easy it is for young children to drown, the Advertiser reports.
‘It can happen so quickly and silently. Toddlers in particular have no concept of the danger of water,’ she said.
In preparation for the long, hot summer ahead of Australians, Ms Fitzgerald suggests adults stand by the pool and watch their children at all times.
Drowning deaths in kids under five jumped by 32 percent nationally this year and almost 50 percent of those deaths happened in a swimming pool
She also commented that water familiarisation, or making sure your child has an adequate number of swimming lessons, is just as important as knowing first aid in case something goes awry.
And there is good reason to be concerned for the children’s safety.
Drowning deaths in kids under five jumped by 32 percent nationally this year and almost 50 percent of those deaths happened in a swimming pool.