GaSleepingBeautyFan
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2007
That poor family. I hope he recovers and is ok.
Seriously people enough with the "parents should be watching kids". It is very likely they were there. Accidents happen. Stop trying to find someone to blame. My kids who are 10 and 12 went as part of a school trip to a water park and they are not strong swimmers. I reminded them to stay with buddies and not go in deep water. But I was not there with them. Other then life guards and checking in with supervisors every hour they were not being watched. I guess I was negligent for letting them go?
Who cares where the parents were. It does not matter at all.
and i meant it where were the parents?? where they in they pool with him? and he banged his head? or some place else? i mentioned before (hello?) and understand accidents happen even under watch. it was another poster who questioned watching a 13 year old, and that is where the 'judgement started' people were saying they in fact watch their kids even at 13 years old. no one is saying the parents weren't watching him.
Based on the very limited information reported thus far I am fairly certain there were no lifeguards present. The news report said the cousin pulled him out and that dad and another guest administered CPR until EMT arrived. If lifeguards had been present they would have been administering CPR and more than likely pulled the victim from the pool.
People can drown in 3 feet of water too.
People can drown in 3 feet of water too.
Lifeguards are not present at the value resorts (probably other resorts too) after a certain time, but they do not close the pool. Guests swim at their own risk when the lifeguards are off duty.
The news article said it was around 9 pm. I'm almost positive that when we have stayed at a value resort the lifeguards didn't leave until 10 pm. Unless that depends on the time of year?
What else is giving me the chills is that post just the other day by someone who wanted to send their kids off to the pool, without an adult along, for a little while. I hope they see this and re-think that plan.
This poor family is going through their worst nightmare right now. They are probably blaming themselves. "Why didn't we notice sooner?" "Why weren't we closer? After? Why did we go swimming at all?" Let's stop blaming them and send them some positive thoughts. It could happen to anyone. Unfortunately it happened to them.
The news article said it was around 9 pm. I'm almost positive that when we have stayed at a value resort the lifeguards didn't leave until 10 pm. Unless that depends on the time of year?
What else is giving me the chills is that post just the other day by someone who wanted to send their kids off to the pool, without an adult along, for a little while. I hope they see this and re-think that plan.