A 16-year-old girl was taken to a local hospital after she nearly drowned in an apartment complex pool. The Huntington Beach pool drowning accident happened on Thursday morning.
Police officers that arrived at Ocean Air Apartment Homes found a group of teenagers at the pool. All of them had been drinking alcohol. The teen reportedly went underwater and wasn't breathing when she was pulled out. Fortunately, someone was able to get her to start breathing again.
The pool was marked off as a crime scene and investigators talked to witnesses. Police are now saying that the Orange County, California pool drowning incident was an accident. There were no adults at the pool when the accident happened.
Pool Drowning
With summer underway, it is important that pool owners make sure that they have the proper safety measures in place to make sure that drowning accidents don't happen. Steps for ensuring that your pool is a safe place for swimmers, especially kids, include:
• Don't leave kids at a pool alone without supervision.
• Make sure there is an emergency phone, life vests, or other rescue equipment in the vicinity.
• Make sure that your pool drain is one that meets federal safety standards so as to prevent entrapment accidents from happening.
• During off hours, make sure that the pool is fenced off or covered so that no one can get into the pool without permission.
Drowning claims the lives of more than 900 kids every year in the 1-14 age group alone. For those that are fortunate enough to survive drowning accidents, they may be left with serious traumatic brain injuries for life.
Teens drinking around pool, girl nearly drowns, OC Register, June 17, 2010
Related Web Resources:
Pay Attention Around The Pool, KVUE
Swimming Pool Safety Act, CDPH.Ca.Gov (PDF)
If someone you love suffered injuries in another party's pool, spa, hot tub, or wading pool, you may have grounds for filing a Huntington Beach personal injury lawsuit. Contact our Orange County, California premises liability lawsuit today.
